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principium

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prin·cip·i·um  (prn-sp-m)
n. pl. prin·cip·i·a (--)
A principle, especially a basic one.

[Latin prncipium; see principle.]

principium [prɪnˈsɪpɪəm]
n pl -ia [-ɪə]
(ususually plural) a principle, esp a fundamental one
[Latin: an origin, beginning]


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Aristotle plays on the word for command, arche, or principium, that is principle.
cum has ergo miraremur lautitias, accurrit Menelaus et 'hic est' inquit 'apud quem cubitum ponitis et quidem iam principium cenae videtis.
 
 
 
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