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maxim
/ˈmæk.sɪm/
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What does maxim mean?
noun
- A precept; a succinct statement or observation of a rule of conduct or moral teaching.
- Alternative letter-case form of Maxim.
- The Maxim gun, a British machine gun of various calibres used by the British army from 1889 until World War I.
More meanings (4)
noun
- Any machine gun that derives from the design pattern of Maxim's patented design
- (archaic) A self-evident axiom or premise; a pithy expression of a general principle or rule.
- (informal, obsolete) A machine gun
proper noun
- A surname
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IPA pronunciation
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The frequency of this had the effect to establish among the slaves the maxim, that a still tongue makes a wise head.
In the experience and practice of this maxim, which is a very true one, consists all the benefit I reap from books.
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It was a fundamental maxim of the Lacedaemonian commonwealth, that the post of admiral should not be conferred twice on the same person.
Truth to say, he was a conscientious man, and ever bore in mind the golden maxim, “Spare the rod and spoil the child.”
The consciousness of this danger has led to the adoption of the modified maxim, Festina lente, Hasten, but with steps deliberate and cautious.