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maxim

noun

1 maxim

A saying that is widely accepted on its own merits.

synonym: axiom.

Roget 697: precept, direction, instruction, charge; prescript, prescription; recipe, receipt; golden rule; maxim etc. 496.    rule, canon, ... show more

Roget 496: maxim, aphorism; apothegm, apophthegm; dictum, saying, adage, saw, proverb; sentence, mot [Fr.], motto, word, byword, ... show more

Dutch: leuze, parool
Polish: maksyma, sentencja

2 Maxim

English inventor (born in the United States) who invented the Maxim gun that was used in World War I (1840-1916).

synonym: Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim.


Moby thesaurus: Procrustean law, a belief, adage, aphorism, apophthegm, apothegm, article of faith, axiom, brocard, byword, canon, cliche, code, commandment, commonplace, convention, criterion, dictum, doctrine, dogma ... show more.

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