main point

main point noun backbone, base, basis, benchmark, caput, cardinal feature, cardinal point, center, central idea, chief feature, chief idea, chief issue, chief part, chief point, core, cornerstone, cream, crisis, critical feature, critical point, crucial feature, crucial point, crux, drift, elixir, essence, essennial matter, essential part, essential point, essentialness, focal point, focus, force, fundamental feature, fundamental part, fundamental point, gist, gravamen, great point, heart, heart of the matter, implication, import, important feature, imporrant part, important point, inner core, kernel, key, key point, keynote, keystone, lifeblood, main idea, main thing, major part, marrow, material point, meaning, nub, nucleus, outttanding feature, pith, pivotal point, prime constituent, prime ingredient, prime issue, principal point, prominent aspect, prominent point, purport, quiddity, quintessence, real issue, res summa, root, salient feature, salient point, sense, substance, tenor, vital concern
Associated concepts: the main point in a legal argument

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See also: center, content, cornerstone, essence, gist, gravamen, meaning