Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - linchpin
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Linchpin
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also lynchpin (linchpins) If you refer to a person or thing as the linchpin of something, you mean that they are the most important person or thing involved in it. He’s the lynchpin of our team and crucial to my long-term plans. N-COUNT: with supp, usu N of n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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also lynchpin noun Etymology: Middle English lynspin, from lyns ~ (from Old English lynis) + pin; akin to Middle High German luns ~ Date: 13th century 1. a locking pin inserted crosswise (as through the end of an axle or shaft) 2. one that serves to hold together parts or elements that exist or function as a unit the ~ in the defense's case ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. 1 a pin passed through an axle-end to keep a wheel in position. 2 a person or thing vital to an enterprise, organization, etc. Etymology: ME linch f. OE lynis + PIN ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. чека (колеса) 2. человек, на котором все держится; душа (организации и т. п.) 3. мысль, на которой все держится reduced spending is the linchpin of his economic program —- стержнем его экономической программы является сокращение расходов ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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- 1370s, from M.E. lins "axletree" (from O.E. lynis, from P.Gmc. *luniso) + pin. The peg that holds a wheel on an axle; now mainly figurative. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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