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Principal

speaker
speaker

Meaning

Adj

Primary; most important; first level in importance.
Of or
to a
;
ly.
In Mathematics:
Chosen or
among a
of possible
of a multi-valued
so that the
is single-valued.

Noun

In Finance:
The money
or
, on which
interest and
are calculated.
In American English, Australian English, Canadian English, New Zealand English & People:
The
of a school.
In British English, Canadian English, Occupations & People:
In Law & People:
A
that
another (the
) to
their
; or on whose
an
or
in a
s.
In Law & People:
The
in a crime.
In American English, Canadian English & People:
A
or
of a business.
In Music:
A
, a type of
on a
.
In Architecture & Engineering:
The
that
and
to a
,
a
of
or
; or,
, the most important
of framing.
The first two long
of a hawk's wing.
One of the
or
of
and
with which the
and
of a
were formerly crowned
An
point or
; a principle.
A
at the
within a
company,
a
company.
In Computing:
A security principal.
Sourced from
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Origin

principal
English
arrow
principalis
Latin
arrow
-alis
Latin
princeps
Latin
principum
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
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