maxim
an expression of a general truth or principle, especially an aphoristic or sententious one: the maxims of La Rochefoucauld.
a principle or rule of conduct.
Origin of maxim
1synonym study For maxim
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Other definitions for Maxim (2 of 2)
Hiram Percy, 1869–1936, U.S. inventor.
his father, Sir Hiram Stevens, 1840–1916, English inventor, born in the U.S.: inventor of the Maxim gun.
Hudson, 1853–1927, U.S. inventor and explosives expert (brother of Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim).
a male given name, form of Maximilian.
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British Dictionary definitions for maxim (1 of 2)
/ (ˈmæksɪm) /
a brief expression of a general truth, principle, or rule of conduct
Origin of maxim
1British Dictionary definitions for Maxim (2 of 2)
/ (ˈmæksɪm) /
Sir Hiram Stevens. 1840–1916, British inventor of the first automatic machine gun (1884), born in the US
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