main event

noun

The principal match, bout or contest.

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Meanings

nounmain event (plural main events)

plural main events

  1. athleticsThe principal match, bout or contest.
  2. idiomaticThe most serious or important matter.

    I'm gonna be the main event, like no king was before / I'm brushing up on looking down, I'm working on my roar!

    1994, The Lion King (film)
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APA

main event. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/main%20event

MLA

“main event.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/main%20event. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “main event,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/main%20event.

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