main course
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the primary and most substantial dish in a meal
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Encyclopedic overview
A main course is the featured or primary dish in a meal consisting of several courses. The nature of what qualifies as a main course, and how and when it is served, varies cross-culturally. In the "Classical Order" of service à la française, the main course generally follows the entrée (lit. 'entry') course.
Usage
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “main course” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.