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prin·cip·i·um
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prɪnˈsɪp
i
əm
/
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prin-
sip
-ee-
uh
m
]
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noun,
plural
prin·cip·i·a
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-ˈsɪp
i
ə
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-
sip
-ee-
uh
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.
a principle.
Origin:
1575–85;
<
Latin
prīncipium
literally, that which is first, equivalent to
prīncip-
(see
prince
) +
-ium
-ium
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principium
(prɪnˈsɪpɪəm)
—
n
,
pl
-ia
(
usually plural
) a principle, esp a fundamental one
[C17: Latin: an origin, beginning]
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