principium
a principle.
Origin of principium
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How to use principium in a sentence
It was Bentley, too, who arranged for the publication of a second edition of Newton's Principia in 1713.
A History of the Cambridge University Press | S. C. RobertsPrincipia or, as it is often (though perhaps less correctly) styled by moderns, Praetorium.
Aiunt hretici temporis nostri quod duo sunt principia rerum, principium lucis et principium tenebrarum, &c.
Sed credi potest, gloriosos eorum processus extitisse, quorum tam plena laudis principia fuerint.
Beowulf | R. W. ChambersWhen Newton wrote the Principia he quite regarded this truth as experimentally acquired and demonstrated.
British Dictionary definitions for principium
/ (prɪnˈsɪpɪəm) /
(usually plural) a principle, esp a fundamental one
Origin of principium
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