maxim
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Etymology 1 edit
From Anglo-Norman maxime and Middle French maxime, from Late Latin maxima (“axiom”), noun use of the feminine singular form of Latin maximus (apparently as used in the phrase prōpositiō maxima (“greatest premise”)). Doublet of maxima.
Noun edit
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.
- 1776, Wealth of Nations[1], archived from the original on 26 June 2008, page 768:
- In every age and country of the world men must have attended to the characters, designs, and actions of one another, and many reputable rules and maxims for the conduct of human life, must have been laid down and approved of by common consent.
- 1838 (date written), L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter V, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], published 1842, →OCLC, page 42:
- It was impossible to imagine anything more cold or comfortless, while it was a task of no small dexterity to thread your way through the labyrinth of trunks, bandboxes, &c.; for it had of late years become a maxim with Lady Anne that nothing ought to be thrown or given away:...
Synonyms edit
- (precept, succinct statement): Synonym: aphorism, cliche, enthymeme, proverb, saying
- See also Thesaurus:saying
Derived terms edit
- maxim worker
- Shannon's maxim
- Skinner's maxim
Translations edit
moral precept
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Etymology 2 edit
From Sir Hiram Maxim
Noun edit
maxim (plural maxims)
- Alternative letter-case form of Maxim
Czech edit
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Noun edit
maxim m inan
Declension edit
Declension of maxim (hard masculine inanimate)
singular | plural | |
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nominative | maxim | maximy |
genitive | maximu | maximů |
dative | maximu | maximům |
accusative | maxim | maximy |
vocative | maxime | maximy |
locative | maximu | maximech |
instrumental | maximem | maximy |
Related terms edit
- maximalismus
- maximalista
- maximalistický
- maximalizace
- maximalizovat
- maximální
- maximum
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- ^ Attested in title:Casopis pro Katolicke Duchowenstwo 1845, title:Ruch 1888, title:Květy 1895, title:Rudé květy 1904, title:Pokroková revue 1908, title:Osvěta 1916, Hurban 1929, Brom 1982
Further reading edit
Ido edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English maximum, French maximum, German Maximum, Italian massimo, Russian ма́ксимум (máksimum), Spanish máximo. Regarded as a shortened form of maxime.
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Adverb edit
maxim
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Romanian edit
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Adjective edit
maxim m or n (feminine singular maximă, masculine plural maximi, feminine and neuter plural maxime)
Noun edit
maxim n (plural maxime or maximuri)
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Declension of maxim
References edit
- maxim in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
Swedish edit
Noun edit
maxim c
- a maxim (precept)
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Declension of maxim | ||||
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Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | maxim | maximen | maximer | maximerna |
Genitive | maxims | maximens | maximers | maximernas |
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