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Definition of precept noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

precept

noun

/ˈpriːsept/

/ˈpriːsept/

[countable, uncountable] (formal)

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a rule about how to behave or what to think synonym principle
- moral precepts
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin praeceptum, neuter past participle of praecipere ‘warn, instruct’, from prae ‘before’ + capere ‘take’.

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