An article published in Harvard Menās Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.
MAXIMS
Noun
maxims
plural of maxim
Noun
Maxims
plural of Maxim
Source: Wiktionary
MAXIM
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
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