principal parts

A form of principal part — Any of the forms of a word which contain its stem(s) in the simplest form, or such a form that, when taken with all the other principal parts (showing various inflections), allows the entire paradigm to be derived.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of principal part
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principal parts. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/principal%20parts

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“principal parts.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/principal%20parts. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “principal parts,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/principal%20parts.

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