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max·im       [mak-sim] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.an expression of a general truth or principle, esp. an aphoristic or sententious one: the maxims of La Rochefoucauld.
2.a principle or rule of conduct.

[Origin: 1400–50; late ME maxime ≪ ML maxima (orig. in phrase maxima prōpositiō axiom, lit., greatest proposition), n. use of fem. of L maximus, superl. of magnus great; see much]

1. aphorism, saying, adage, apothegm. See proverb.
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Max·im       [mak-sim; for 4 also Fr. mak-seem, Russ. muh-ksyeem] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.Hiram Percy, 1869–1936, U.S. inventor.
2.his father, Sir Hiram Stevens, 1840–1916, English inventor, born in the U.S.: inventor of the Maxim gun.
3.Hudson, 1853–1927, U.S. inventor and explosives expert (brother of Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim).
4.a male given name, form of Maximilian.
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Gorky also Gorki, Maksim also Maxim Pen name of Aleksei Maksimovich Peshkov. 1868-1936.  
Russian writer who supported the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 and helped develop socialist realism as the officially accepted literary aesthetic. His works include The Life of Klim Samgin (1925-1936), an unfinished cycle of novels.

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max·im       (māk'sĭm)  Pronunciation Key 
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 (prōpositiō), greatest (premise), feminine of Latin maximus, greatest; see meg- in Indo-European roots.]

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Max·im       (māk'sĭm)  Pronunciation Key 
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.

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maxim 
"precept, principle," 1426, from M.Fr. maxime, from L.L. maxima, usually in maxima propositio "axiom," lit. "greatest premise," fem. of maximus "greatest" (see maximum).

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Maxim 
single-barreled, water-cooled machine gun, 1885, named for inventor, U.S.-born British engineer Sir Hiram S. Maxim (1840-1916).

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maxim

noun
1. a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits 
2. English inventor (born in the United States) who invented the Maxim gun that was used in World War I (1840-1916) 

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Maxim

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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