principium

[ prin-sip-ee-uhm ]

/ prɪnˈsɪp i əm /

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noun, plural prin·cip·i·a [prin-sip-ee-uh]. /prɪnˈsɪp i ə/.

a principle.

Origin of principium

1575–85; <Latin prīncipium literally, that which is first, equivalent to prīncip- (see prince) + -ium-ium

Words nearby principium

principal quantum number, principal rafter, principal value, principate, Príncipe, principium, principle, principled, principle of complementarity, principle of economy, principle of indifference

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Example sentences from the Web for principium

The initium is pushed out of the way by that which follows; the principium serves as a basis for that which follows.
Dderlein's Hand-book of Latin Synonymes|Ludwig Dderlein
And so, whether the will, which is the principium actus quoad exercitium, were not the first in the omission?
A Christian Directory (Volume 1 of 4)|Richard Baxter
The principium or perfection of cognition is to be found in the immediate proposition, true per se.
Aristotle|George Grote
Such a one has broken the fetters of the principium individuationis.
The Basis of Morality|Arthur Schopenhauer

Aiunt hretici temporis nostri quod duo sunt principia rerum, principium lucis et principium tenebrarum, &c.
View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 (of 3)|Henry Hallam

British Dictionary definitions for principium

principium

/ (prɪnˈsɪpɪəm) /

noun plural -ia (-ɪə)

(usually plural) a principle, esp a fundamental one

Word Origin for principium

C17: Latin: an origin, beginning

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单词	principium
释义	principium [ prin-sip-ee-uhm ] / prɪnˈsɪp i əm / SEE SYNONYMS FOR principium ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural prin·cip·i·a [prin-sip-ee-uh]. /prɪnˈsɪp i ə/. a principle. Origin of principium 1575–85; <Latin prīncipium literally, that which is first, equivalent to prīncip- (see prince) + -ium-ium Words nearby principium principal quantum number, principal rafter, principal value, principate, Príncipe, principium, principle, principled, principle of complementarity, principle of economy, principle of indifference Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for principium The initium is pushed out of the way by that which follows; the principium serves as a basis for that which follows. Dderlein's Hand-book of Latin Synonymes\|Ludwig Dderlein And so, whether the will, which is the principium actus quoad exercitium, were not the first in the omission? A Christian Directory (Volume 1 of 4)\|Richard Baxter The principium or perfection of cognition is to be found in the immediate proposition, true per se. Aristotle\|George Grote Such a one has broken the fetters of the principium individuationis. The Basis of Morality\|Arthur Schopenhauer Aiunt hretici temporis nostri quod duo sunt principia rerum, principium lucis et principium tenebrarum, &c. View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 (of 3)\|Henry Hallam British Dictionary definitions for principium principium / (prɪnˈsɪpɪəm) / noun plural -ia (-ɪə) (usually plural) a principle, esp a fundamental one Word Origin for principium C17: Latin: an origin, beginning Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to principium regulation, proposal, rule, ethic, foundation, doctrine, basis, truth, proposition, precept, assumption, fundamental, convention, axiom, component, element, principle, factor, bottom line, law
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principium

noun, plural prin·cip·i·a [prin-sip-ee-uh]. /prɪnˈsɪp i ə/.

Origin of principium

Words nearby principium

Example sentences from the Web for principium

British Dictionary definitions for principium

noun plural -ia (-ɪə)

Word Origin for principium

Words related to principium