FIRST PRINCIPLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does first principle mean? 

• FIRST PRINCIPLE (noun)
  The noun FIRST PRINCIPLE has 1 sense:

1. the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural)

  Familiarity information: FIRST PRINCIPLE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FIRST PRINCIPLE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

ABC; ABC's; ABCs; first principle; first rudiment; rudiment; alphabet

Context example:

he mastered only the rudiments of geometry

Hypernyms ("first principle" is a kind of...):

basic principle; basics; bedrock; fundamental principle; fundamentals (principles from which other truths can be derived)

Domain usage:

plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)