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Old October 19, 2010, 03:35 AM
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Main - Chief

Are main and chief interchangeable in this sentence?

The chief/main characteristics of these forts were...

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Old October 19, 2010, 04:00 AM
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Old October 19, 2010, 04:42 AM
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Old October 19, 2010, 11:33 AM
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I didn't know "chief" had that meaning too.

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Old October 19, 2010, 11:50 AM
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That's right, per Random House, (the adjective definitions)
chief
–adj.
7. highest in rank or authority: the chief priest; the chief administrator.
8. most important; principal: his chief merit; the chief difficulty.
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What does forts means?

I don't find anything about that word in the dictionary.

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Thank you for the advice.
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