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principle
  1. 1 principle, aim, main purpose, central part, pillar
  2. 2 purport, gist, drift, meaning
  3. 3 instructions, orders, intention, wishes
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· examples

  • I received a letter from her to the effect that she couldn't accept my marriage proposal.

    sense 2 · purport

  • At the same time, the clerk Natsue Arimura told Gokijo of her intent to resign after this month.

    sense 2 · purport

  • He sent me a letter to the effect that his poultry farm would go bankrupt sooner or later.

    sense 2 · purport

  • Weakness brought on by a number of respiratory ailments had forced him just last week to announce that he was giving up his conducting career.

    sense 2 · purport

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