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Definitions for Maxim

[1] an expression of a general truth or principle, especially an aphoristic or sententious one: the maxims of La Rochefoucauld.
[2] a principle or rule of conduct.
[3] Hiram Percy, 1869–1936, U.S. inventor.
[4] his father Sir Hiram Stevens, 1840–1916, English inventor, born in the U.S.: inventor of the Maxim gun.
[5] Hudson, 1853–1927, U.S. inventor and explosives expert (brother of Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim).
[6] a male given name, form of Maximilian.
[7] a brief expression of a general truth, principle, or rule of conduct
[8] Sir Hiram Stevens. 1840–1916, British inventor of the first automatic machine gun (1884), born in the US

Words related to Maxim

aphorism, dictum, adage, theorem, proverb, motto, axiom, byword, commonplace, belief, truism, epithet, prescript, canon, rule, tenet, precept, moral, platitude, device

Words nearby Maxim

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Origin of Maxim

1400–50; late Middle English maxime ≪ Medieval Latin maxima (orig. in phrase maxima prōpositiō axiom, literally, greatest proposition), noun use of feminine of Latin maximus, superlative of magnus great; see much

Words that may be confused with Maxim

adage, aphorism, apothegm, axiom, maxim, proverb

Word origin for Maxim

C15: via French from Medieval Latin, from maxima, in the phrase maxima prōpositio basic axiom (literally: greatest proposition); see maximum

Synonyms for Maxim

adage, aphorism, axiom, dictum, motto, proverb, theorem, apophthegm, belief, byword, canon, commonplace, device, epithet, formula, law, moral, platitude, precept, prescript, rule, saw, tenet, truism, brocard