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principle

/pˈɹɪnsəpəl/ · 9 letters · 7 distinct letters

  1. noun

    a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct

    their principles of composition characterized all their works

  2. noun

    a rule or standard especially of good behavior

    a man of principle

  3. noun

    a basic truth or law or assumption

    the principles of democracy

  4. noun

    a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system

    the principle of the conservation of mass

  5. noun

    rule of personal conduct

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