Dictionary Check: principle
"principle" is a valid word!
Scrabble
15
points
Words with Friends
20
points
Definition
noun
a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct
Example:
"their principles of composition characterized all their works"
noun
a rule or standard especially of good behavior
Example:
"a man of principle"
noun
a basic truth or law or assumption
Example:
"the principles of democracy"
noun
a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system
Example:
"the principle of the conservation of mass"
noun
rule of personal conduct
noun
(law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature)
Example:
"the rationale for capital punishment"
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