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Pronunciation / Transliteration: Prinzip
"Das ist eine Frage des Prinzips."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A fundamental truth or proposition that serves as the foundation for a system of belief or behavior or for a chain of reasoning.
"She refused to lie on principle."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: from Old French principe, from Latin principium 'source, origin', from princeps 'first, chief'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Principle" is said worldwide
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principe
Transliteration: principe
"C'est une question de principe."
Prinzip
Transliteration: Prinzip
"Das ist eine Frage des Prinzips."
principio
Transliteration: principio
"È una questione di principio."
principio
Transliteration: principio
"Es una cuestión de principio."
princípio
Transliteration: princípio
"É uma questão de princípio."
सिद्धान्त
Transliteration: siddhant
"यह सिद्धांत का मामला है।"
原则
Transliteration: yuánzé
"这是原则问题。"
원칙
Transliteration: wonchik
"이것은 원칙의 문제입니다."
原則
Transliteration: gensoku
"それは原則の問題です。"
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