maxim, axiom
(noun) a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits
Maxim, Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim
(noun) English inventor (born in the United States) who invented the Maxim gun that was used in World War I (1840-1916)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
After the inventor Sir Hiram Maxim (1840-1916).
Maxim (plural Maxims)
The Maxim gun, a British machine gun of various calibres used by the British army from 1889 until World War I.
Synonyms: Maxim gun, Vickers gun
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.
• (precept, succinct statement): Synonym: aphorism, cliche, enthymeme, proverb, saying
• See also saying
Source: Wiktionary
Max"im, n. Etym: [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.)
Definition: The longest note formerly used, equal to two longs, or four breves; a large.
Syn.
– Axiom; aphorism; apothegm; adage; proverb; saying. See Axiom.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
