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Definition of principium - 2 dictionary results

prin⋅cip⋅i⋅um

[prin-sip-ee-uhm]
–noun, plural -cip⋅i⋅a [-sip-ee-uh] .
a principle.

Origin:
1575–85; < L prīncipium lit., that which is first, equiv. to prīncip- (see prince ) + -ium -ium
prin·cip·i·um   (prĭn-sĭp'ē-əm)   
n.   pl. prin·cip·i·a (-ē-ə)
A principle, especially a basic one.

[Latin prīncipium; see principle.]
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