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principal
What does principal mean?
principal (noun): the educator who has executive authority for a school.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use principal in a sentence?
- She sent unruly pupils to see the principal. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce principal?
/ˈpɹɪnsəpəl/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does principal come from?
From Middle English principal, from Old French principal, from Latin prīncipālis.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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a formal association of people with similar interests
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a brief version of the essential meaning of something
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something done (usually as opposed to something said)
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the educator who has executive authority for a school
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