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Webster 1913 Edition
Maxim
Max′im
,Noun.
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
. Webster 1828 Edition
Maxim
MAX'IM
,Noun.
1.
An established principle or proposition; a principle generally received or admitted as true. It is nearly the same in popular usage, as axiom in philosophy and mathematics. It is a maxim of state, that countries newly acquired and not settled, are matters of burden, rather than of strength.
It is their maxim, love is love's reward.
2.
In music, the longest note formerly used, equal to two longs, or four breves.Definition 2024
Maxim
Maxim
English
Noun
Maxim (plural Maxims)
- The Maxim gun, a British machine gun of various calibres used by the British army from 1889 until World War I.
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1928, Edmund Blunden, Undertones of War, Penguin 2010, p. 104:
- Again we went on, and climbed the false immensity of another ridge, when several rifles and a maxim opened upon us, and very close they were.
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1928, Edmund Blunden, Undertones of War, Penguin 2010, p. 104:
Synonyms
- Maxim gun
- Vickers gun
See also
maxim
maxim
English
Noun
maxim (plural maxims)
- (now rare) A self-evident axiom or premise; a pithy expression of a general principle or rule.
- A precept; a succinct statement or observation of a rule of conduct or moral teaching.
- 1776, Adam Smith, Wealth of Nations, page 768:
- In every age and country of the world men must have attended to the characters, designs, and actions of one another, and many reputable rules and maxims for the conduct of human life, must have been laid down and approved of by common consent.
- 1776, Adam Smith, Wealth of Nations, page 768:
Synonyms
- (precept, succint statement): aphorism, cliche enthymeme, proverb, saying
- See also Wikisaurus:saying
Translations
moral precept