in principal

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Definition of in principal in English English dictionary

Usually refers to agreement to an idea or proposal in general terms, but with reservations

The proposed law is fine in principle, but I'm not sure it would cover every situation well.

Hyphenation

in prin·ci·pal

Turkish pronunciation

în prînsıpıl

Pronunciation

/ən ˈprənsəpəl/ /ɪn ˈprɪnsəpəl/

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