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Maxim
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Max·im  (mksm), Sir Hiram Stevens 1840-1916.
American-born British inventor of an automatic, recoil-operated machine gun (1884), which was widely used during World War I. His brother Hudson (1853-1927) invented smokeless gun powder, and his son Hiram Percy (1896-1936) developed a silencer for firearms.

max·im  (mksm)
n.
A succinct formulation of a fundamental principle, general truth, or rule of conduct. See Synonyms at saying.

[Middle English maxime, from Old French, from Medieval Latin maxima, from maxima (prpositi), greatest (premise), feminine of Latin maximus, greatest; see meg- in Indo-European roots.]

maxim [ˈmæksɪm]
n
(Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a brief expression of a general truth, principle, or rule of conduct
[via French from Medieval Latin, from maxima, in the phrase maxima prōpositio basic axiom (literally: greatest proposition); see maximum]

Maxim [ˈmæksɪm]
n
(Biographies / Maxim, Sir Hiram Stevens (1840-1916) M, Britishnational of birth: US, TECHNOLOGY: inventor) Sir Hiram Stevens. 1840-1916, British inventor of the first automatic machine gun (1884), born in the US

maxim
a short, pithy statement that serves as a motto. — maximist, n.
See also: Proverbs
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.maxim - a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits
locution, saying, expression - a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations; "pardon the expression"
aphorism, apophthegm, apothegm - a short pithy instructive saying
gnome - a short pithy saying expressing a general truth
moralism - a moral maxim
2.Maxim - English inventor (born in the United States) who invented the Maxim gun that was used in World War I (1840-1916)Maxim - English inventor (born in the United States) who invented the Maxim gun that was used in World War I (1840-1916)

maxim
noun saying, motto, adage, proverb, rule, saw, gnome, dictum, axiom, aphorism, byword, apophthegm I believe in the maxim 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it'.
Translations
maxim [ˈmæksɪm] Nmáxima f

maxim [ˈmæksɪm] nmaxime f

maxim
nMaxime f

maxim [ˈmæksɪm] nmassima

maxim
n maxim [ˈmaksim]
a saying, general truth or rule giving a guide to good behaviour He who hesitates is lost' is a well-known maxim. grondreël قاعِدَه максима mravní zásada, aforismus, rčení grundsætning; leveregel Grundsatz ρητό, απόφθεγμα máxima maksiim پند elämänohje maxime פִּתגָם नीति वचन načelo, maksima mondás peribahasa spakmæli massima 格言 격언, 금언 maksima, sentencija sentence; princips pepatah stelregel leveregel maksyma, zasada ditado ma­ximă афоризм; правило maxima maksima maksima maxim, grundsats, sentens ข้อเขียนที่เป็นความจริง özdeyiş, vecize 格言 сентенція, афоризм اصول، فقرہ châm ngôn


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