About The Word Maxim
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Maxim
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What's The Definition Of Maxim?
[n] a saying that widely accepted on its own merits
[n] English inventor (born in the United States) who invented the Maxim gun that was used in World War I (1840-1916) Synonyms | Synonyms for Maxim: axiom | Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim Related Terms | Find terms related to Maxim: a belief | adage | aphorism | apophthegm | apothegm | article of faith | axiom | brocard | byword | canon | cliche | code | commandment | commonplace | convention | criterion | dictum | doctrine | dogma | epigram | form | formality | formula | formulary | general principle | gnome | golden rule | guideline | guiding principle | imperative | law | law of nature | mitzvah | moral | mot | motto | norm | norma | order of nature | ordinance | platitude | precept | prescribed form | prescript | prescription | principium | principle | Procrustean law | proverb | regulation | rubric | rule | rule of thumb | saw | saying | set form | settled principle | slogan | standard | standing order | teaching | tenet | theorem | truism | universal law | witticism | working principle | working rule See Also | aphorism | apophthegm | apothegm | artificer | discoverer | expression | gnome | inventor | locution | moralism | saying Maxim In Webster's Dictionary \Max"im\, n. [F. maxime, L. maxima (sc. sententia), the
greatest sentence, proposition, or axiom, i. e., of the
greatest weight or authority, fem. fr. maximus greatest,
superl. of magnus great. See {Magnitude}, and cf. {Maximum}.]
1. An established principle or proposition; a condensed
proposition of important practical truth; an axiom of
practical wisdom; an adage; a proverb; an aphorism.
'T is their maxim, Love is love's reward. --Dryden.
2. (Mus.) The longest note formerly used, equal to two longs,
or four breves; a large.
Syn: Axiom; aphorism; apothegm; adage; proverb; saying. See
{Axiom}.
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