• n.
    ⦿a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct
    lexical concept
  • their principles of composition characterized all their works

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Lexical context

wn:part of speechnoun
ontolex:lexicalized sense
  1. enl:principle
  2. enl:rule
wn:interlingual indexili:i67915

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skos:is in schemeOpen English WordNet
rdfs:labelprinciplerule