princípio — meaning in English
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English meaning
- beginning noun The point or period at which something starts.
- cornerstone noun A stone set at the base corner of a building, sometimes laid ceremonially with an inscription.
- prime adj Of the highest quality or importance; excellent.
- principle noun A fundamental rule, belief, or truth that guides behaviour or reasoning.
- start verb To begin doing something or set something in motion.
Senses
princípio 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.
- beginning That which is begun; a rudiment or element.
- beginning The initial portion of some extended thing.
- cornerstone (figuratively) That which is prominent, fundamental, noteworthy, or central.
- prime (now, _, rare) The earliest stage of something.
- start The beginning of an activity.
cornerstone — full definition
- noun A stone set at the base corner of a building, sometimes laid ceremonially with an inscription.
- noun The fundamental basis or most important part of something.
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