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principal

prin·ci·pal
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [prin-suh-puh l]
    • /ˈprɪn sə pəl/
    • /ˈprɪn.sɪ.pəl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [prin-suh-puh l]
    • /ˈprɪn sə pəl/

Definitions of principal word

  • adjective principal first or highest in rank, importance, value, etc.; chief; foremost. 1
  • adjective principal of, of the nature of, or constituting principal or capital: a principal investment. 1
  • adjective principal Geometry. (of an axis of a conic) passing through the foci. 1
  • noun principal a chief or head. 1
  • noun principal the head or director of a school or, especially in England, a college. 1
  • noun principal a person who takes a leading part in any activity, as a play; chief actor or doer. 1

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Origin of principal

First appearance:

before 1250
One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English < Latin prīncipālis first, chief, equivalent to prīncip- (see prince) + -ālis -al1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Principal

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

principal popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

principal usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for principal

adj principal

  • a-1 — noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
  • a1 — in good health; physically fit
  • all-embracing — Something that is all-embracing includes or affects everyone or everything.
  • all-important — crucial; vital

noun principal

  • agent — A chemical that has a particular effect or is used for a particular purpose can be referred to as a particular kind of agent.
  • assignee — a person to whom some right, interest, or property is transferred
  • banknote — Banknotes are pieces of paper money.
  • big gun — If you refer to someone as a big gun, you mean that they have a lot of power or influence.
  • big guns — an influential or important person or thing: He's a big gun in science.

adjective principal

  • arch — An arch is a structure that is curved at the top and is supported on either side by a pillar, post, or wall.
  • arterial — Arterial means involving or relating to your arteries and the movement of blood through your body.
  • ascendant — proceeding upwards; rising
  • central — Something that is central is in the middle of a place or area.
  • champion — A champion is someone who has won the first prize in a competition, contest, or fight.

Antonyms for principal

noun principal

  • accessory — Accessories are items of equipment that are not usually essential, but which can be used with or added to something else in order to make it more efficient, useful, or decorative.
  • co-conspirator — a fellow conspirator; associate or collaborator in a conspiracy.
  • insider — a person who is a member of a group, organization, society, etc.
  • coconspirator — a fellow conspirator
  • commoner — In countries which have a nobility, commoners are the people who are not members of the nobility.

adj principal

  • adjunctive — that constitutes an adjunct
  • adjuvant — aiding or assisting
  • appurtenant — relating, belonging, or accessory
  • co-ordinate — If you co-ordinate an activity, you organize the various people and things involved in it.
  • collateral — Collateral is money or property which is used as a guarantee that someone will repay a loan.

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