how to pronounce mainstay

/ˈmɛɪnˌstɛɪ/

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mainstay is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of mainstay in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… she was the mainstay would you call her …”

meanings of mainstay

noun:

Someone or something that can be depended on to make a regular contribution.
A stabilising rope from the top of the mainmast to the bottom of the foremast.
A chief support.

mainstay frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word mainstay occurs in english on average 0.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics mainstay can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that mainstay can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;