Principle and Term

Principle

Principle noun - A basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct.

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Term and principle are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Term" instead a noun "Principle".

Nearby Words: principal, principled, principally, principe

Term noun - A fixed period of time during which a person holds a job or position.

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Principle and term are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Principle" instead a noun "Term".

Nearby Words: termless, termed, termer

old	old principle	old term
better	better principle	better term
similar	similar principle	similar term
related	related principle	related term
Other adjectives: common, original, legal, single, simple, real, new, general, different, scientific, generic, mathematical.

Desperately Looking for a Purpose in Life: "Life" may be the wrong term for an immortal, but the principle is the same.

Source: Characters / The Sandman
Something similar in principle was actually seriously proposed for use in workhouses in Victorian Britain, not for slaves, but for petty criminals and/or the long-term unemployed.

Source: Wheel of Pain
The term may have some from Star Trek as it works on the same principle: your molecular makeup is stored in the buffer and this is how you're "saved".

Source: Body Backup Drive

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