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metaprinciple

metaprinciple noun: a principle which governs the application or underpins the domain of other principles.

Noun

metaprinciple (plural metaprinciples)

  1. A principle which governs the application or underpins the domain of other principles.

Forms of metaprinciple

pluralmetaprinciples

Origin of metaprinciple

From meta- + principle.

Questions about metaprinciple

What does metaprinciple mean?
Metaprinciple means a principle which governs the application or underpins the domain of other principles.
What part of speech is metaprinciple?
Metaprinciple is a noun.
What is the plural of metaprinciple?
The plural of metaprinciple is metaprinciples.

Words near metaprinciple in the dictionary

  1. metapragmatics
  2. metaprediction
  3. metapredictions
  4. metapredictor
  5. metapredictors
  6. metaprinciple
  7. metaprinciples
  8. metaproblem
  9. metaproblematic
  10. metaproblems
  11. metaprocess

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