principium

[ prin-sip-ee-uhm ]
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noun,plural prin·cip·i·a [prin-sip-ee-uh]. /prɪnˈsɪp i ə/.
  1. a principle.

Origin of principium

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1575–85; <Latin prīncipium literally, that which is first, equivalent to prīncip- (see prince) + -ium-ium

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principium

/ (prɪnˈsɪpɪəm) /


nounplural -ia (-ɪə)
  1. (usually plural) a principle, esp a fundamental one

Origin of principium

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C17: Latin: an origin, beginning

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