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English noun: maxim | |||
| 1. | maxim (communication) a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits | ||
| Synonyms | axiom | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | expression, locution, saying | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | aphorism, apophthegm, apothegm, gnome, moralism | ||
| 2. | Maxim (person) English inventor (born in the United States) who invented the Maxim gun that was used in World War I (1840-1916) | ||
| Synonyms | Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim | ||
| Instance hypernym | artificer, discoverer, inventor | ||
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