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English noun: axiom | |||
| 1. | axiom (communication) a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits | ||
| Synonyms | maxim | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | expression, locution, saying | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | aphorism, apophthegm, apothegm, gnome, moralism | ||
| 2. | axiom (communication) (logic) a proposition that is not susceptible of proof or disproof; its truth is assumed to be self-evident | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | proposition | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | Euclid's axiom, Euclid's postulate, Euclidean axiom | ||
| Domain category | logic | ||
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