Pronunciation: ā - ˌ di-t ē -( ˌ ) ō - ' pri ŋ - ˌ keps, i- ˌ di-sh ē -( ˌ ) ō - ' prin- ˌ seps
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural edi · ti · o · nes prin · ci · pes \ ā - ˌ di-t ē - ' ō - ˌ n ā s- ' pri ŋ -k ə - ˌ p ā s, i- ˌ di-sh ē - ' ō -( ˌ )n ē z- ' prin(t)-s ə - ˌ p ē z \
Etymology: New Latin, literally, first edition
Date: 1802
: the first printed edition especially of a work that circulated in manuscript before printing became common