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- [prin-suh-puh l]
- /ˈprɪn sə pəl/
- /ˈprɪn.sɪ.pl̩/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [prin-suh-puh l]
- /ˈprɪn sə pəl/
Definitions of principles word
- noun principles an accepted or professed rule of action or conduct: a person of good moral principles. 1
- noun principles a fundamental, primary, or general law or truth from which others are derived: the principles of modern physics. 1
- noun principles a fundamental doctrine or tenet; a distinctive ruling opinion: the principles of the Stoics. 1
- noun principles principles, a personal or specific basis of conduct or management: to adhere to one's principles; a kindergarten run on modern principles. 1
- noun principles guiding sense of the requirements and obligations of right conduct: a person of principle. 1
- noun principles an adopted rule or method for application in action: a working principle for general use. 1
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Origin of principles
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English, alteration of Middle French principe or Latin prīncipium, on the analogy of manciple. See principium
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Parts of speech for Principles
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
principles 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".
principles usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for principles
noun principles
- abc — The ABC of a subject or activity is the parts of it that you have to learn first because they are the most important and basic.
- abc's — The ABC's of a subject or activity are the parts of it that you have to learn first because they are the most important and basic.
- accidence — inflectional morphology; the part of grammar concerned with changes in the form of words by internal modification or by affixation, for the expression of tense, person, case, number, etc
- accidences — the rudiments or essentials of a subject.
- basics — The basics of something are its simplest, most important elements, ideas, or principles, in contrast to more complicated or detailed ones.
Antonyms for principles
adjective principles
- leftovers — Plural form of leftover.
Top questions with principles
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