Hyphenation of principal

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word principal ? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

prin-ci-pal

Definitions of principal :

1.
The original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated
2.
The educator who has executive authority for a school
She sent unruly pupils to see the principal
3.
An actor who plays a principal role
4.
Capital as contrasted with the income derived from it
5.
(criminal law) any person involved in a criminal offense, regardless of whether the person profits from such involvement
6.
The major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange
Buys and sells for his own account
7.
Most important element
The chief aim of living The main doors were of solid glass The principal rivers of America The principal example Policemen were primary targets The master bedroom A master switch

Synonyms of principal :

adj chief, main, primary, important, of import
noun debt
nounschool principal, head teacher, head, educator, pedagogue
noun star, lead, actor, histrion, player, thespian, role player
noun corpus, principal sum, capital
noun dealer, financier, moneyman

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