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principiation rare.|prɪnsɪpɪˈeɪʃən|
[ad. med.L. principiātio (a 1250 Albertus Magnus De Prædic. 4. 1), n. of action f. principiāre: see prec.]
†1. Reduction to ‘principles’ or elements; decomposition or analysis of a substance. Obs.
a1626Bacon Phys. Rem. Wks. 1879 I. 244/1 The third is, the separating of any metal into its original or materia prima, or element,..which work we will call principiation.
2. Logic. The process of deriving a general principle, as by induction.
1895in Funk's Stand. Dict. |