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Definition 2024

in_principle

in principle

English

Adverb

in principle ‎(comparative more in principle, superlative most in principle)

With regard to the fundamentals, but not to the particulars.
According to theory.

Translations

with regard to fundamentals

Finnish: periaatteessa
Georgian: პრინციპში ‎(ṗrinciṗši)
German: im Prinzip
Russian: в при́нципе ‎(v príncipe)

Scottish Gaelic: ann am prionnsabal
Slovak: v princípe
Spanish: en principio
Swedish: i princip (sv)

according to theory

Chinese:
Mandarin: 理論上 (zh), 理论上 (zh) ‎(lǐlùn shàng)
Finnish: periaatteessa
French: en principe (fr)
Japanese: 理論上 ‎(りろんじょう, rironjō)

Russian: в при́нципе ‎(v príncipe), теорети́чески (ru) ‎(teoretíčeski)
Scottish Gaelic: ann am prionnsabal
Spanish: en principio, en teoría
Swedish: i princip (sv)