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principal record

principal record noun: a record in which an individual is the main subject.

Noun

principal record (plural principal records)

  1. (genealogy) A record in which an individual is the main subject.
    • I have many principal records of him, including his birth registration.

Forms of principal record

pluralprincipal records

Questions about principal record

What does principal record mean?
Principal record means a record in which an individual is the main subject.
What part of speech is principal record?
Principal record is a noun.
What is the plural of principal record?
The plural of principal record is principal records.

Words near principal record in the dictionary

  1. principal part
  2. principal parts
  3. principal photography
  4. principal quantum number
  5. principal quantum numbers
  6. principal record
  7. principal root
  8. principal roots
  9. principal square root
  10. principal square roots
  11. principal ultrafilter

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