how to pronounce principle

/ˈpɹɪnsəpəl/

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principle is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of principle in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… came up with a principle that might help …”

meaning of principle

Principle means a fundamental or basic truth or law.

principle frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word principle occurs in english on average 19.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics principle can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that principle can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;

3) education, science, and technology;