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noun 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 First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English maxime ultimately from Medieval Latin maxima (originally in the phrase maxima prōpositiō “axiom,” literally, “greatest proposition”), noun use of feminine of Latin maximus, superlative of magnus “great”; see much
SYNONYMS FOR maxim 1 aphorism, saying, adage, apothegm.
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synonym study for maxim 1 . See proverb.
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH maxim adage, aphorism, apothegm, axiom, maxim , proverb Words nearby maxim maxilliped, maxillodental, maxillofacial, maxillomandibular, maxillotomy, maxim , maxima, maximal, maximal dose, maximal ideal, maximalist
Definition for maxim (2 of 2) [ mak -sim; for 4 also French ma k-seem , Russian muh-ksyeem ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈmæk sɪm; for 4 also French makˈsim, Russian mʌˈksyim / PHONETIC RESPELLING
noun 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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Example sentences from the Web for maxim He took us up to that Art Nouveau museum that was on the top floor of Maxim ’s and walked us through his whole private collection.
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The first day filming with Cardin involved a sit-down interview inside the restaurant Maxim ’s, which is owned by the designer.
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Now, it seems some of those CEOs will seek to apply the maxim “never let a good crisis go to waste”.
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Leonard Lauder’s often critiqued “lipstick effect,” maxim she added, which suggests that women will buy cosmetics throughout a recession.
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The maxim that a company’s customers are its best marketers is truer now than ever before at General Mills.
For some brands, General Mills is prioritizing brand advocates over influencers | Seb Joseph| July 21, 2020| Digiday
He should have stuck to his own maxim : march separately and fight together.
Napoleon Was a Dynamite Dictator | J.P. O’Malley| November 7, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Her book, for example, does not discuss her buzzed-about, scantily clad Maxim photo shoot from last year, and so neither do we.
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And now one of the nastiest men in Russia, Maxim Martsinkevich, has been sentenced to five years in prison.
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The maxim proved true: Necessity is the mother of invention.
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She felt a Maxim cover would be too racy, but now she finds herself performing solo acts for fans on MyFreeCams.
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Coffee succeeded—coffee made in the empty vegetable tin, and worthy of Maxim 's or the Ritz.
The Pursuit | Frank (Frank Mackenzie) Savile
By being more of a Christian—by sticking more to the maxim 'Do as you would be done by.'
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Perhaps General Cook was acting on the maxim that recommends us to build a bridge of gold for a retreating foe.
Mosby's War Reminiscences | John Singleton Mosby
Law too frequently makes normative use of the maxim that the bad world says it and the good one believes it.
Criminal Psychology | Hans Gross
Princes, says Gracian, are willing to be aided, but not surpassed: which maxim is thus illustrated.
Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 (of 3) | Isaac D'Israeli
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British Dictionary definitions for maxim (1 of 2) noun a brief expression of a general truth, principle, or rule of conduct
Word Origin for maxim C15: via French from Medieval Latin, from maxima, in the phrase maxima prōpositio basic axiom (literally: greatest proposition); see maximum
British Dictionary definitions for maxim (2 of 2) noun Sir Hiram Stevens. 1840–1916, British inventor of the first automatic machine gun (1884), born in the US
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