| principle | | |
| principle, rule | (n.) | 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" |
| principle | (n.) | a rule or standard especially of good behavior.; "a man of principle"; "he will not violate his principles" |
| principle | (n.) | a basic truth or law or assumption.; "the principles of democracy" |
| principle, rule | (n.) | a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system.; "the principle of the conservation of mass"; "the principle of jet propulsion"; "the right-hand rule for inductive fields" |
| precept, principle | (n.) | rule of personal conduct. |
| principle, rationale | (n.) | (law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature).; "the rationale for capital punishment"; "the principles of internal-combustion engines" |
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