English Explanatory Dictionary

in principle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prep_phrase
  1. With regard to the fundamentals, but not to the particulars.
  2. According to theory.

Pronunciation

en-us-in principle.ogg

Word forms

in principle

Etymology

From in + principle (the noun ultimately from Latin principium). Compare French en principe, German im Prinzip, Dutch in principe, Swedish i princip, Danish i princippet.

Related words

on principle
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