PRINCIPIA

Etymology

Noun

principia pl (plural only)

(archaic) first principles; elementary material

Source: Wiktionary


Prin*cip"i*a, n. pl. Etym: [L. principium. See Principle.]

Definition: First principles; fundamental beginnings; elements; as. Newton's Principia.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

8 November 2024

REPLACEMENT

(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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