principium — meaning in English
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English meaning
- beginning noun The point or period at which something starts.
- groundwork noun The basic preparatory work that everything else is built on.
- origin noun The point where something begins or comes from.
Senses
principium is used for these senses in English:
- beginning (uncountable) The act of doing that which begins anything; commencement of an action, state, or space of time; entrance into being or upon a course; the first act, effort, or state of a succession of acts or states.
- groundwork The foundation; the basic or fundamental parts that support or allow for the rest.
- origin The beginning of something.