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Synonyms for maxim

Grammar : Noun
Spell : mak-sim
Phonetic Transcription : ˈmæk sɪm

Top 10 synonyms for maxim
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Définition of maxim

Origin :
  • "precept, principle," early 15c., from Middle French maxime, from Late Latin maxima, shortened from phrases such as maxima propositio, maxima sententarium "axiom," literally "greatest premise, greatest among propositions" (one which is general and absolute), from fem. of maximus "greatest" (see maximum).
  • noun saying
Example sentences :
  • He fired his volley of explanation at his employer with the rapidity of a Maxim gun.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • Apply this maxim—you may do it a thousand ways, especially in company.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • "No faith with duns" became, as he frankly declared, a maxim of his morality.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • What a man does by another he does by himself, says the maxim.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume VI (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier
  • This expression has ever since held its place as a maxim of polite conversation.
  • Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 13, June 25, 1870 » by Various
  • In some cases this maxim may be just, but not in the present instance.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • Always be careful of back doors, is a maxim with me in all my exploits.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 3 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • The sentiments of the egoist are summed up in the maxim, "After me the deluge!"
  • Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel
  • It is a maxim worthy of all acceptation that a man may have that allowance he takes.
  • Extract from : « Essays, First Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • If this maxim were acted up to, what attorney could we ever get to frame an indictment?
  • Extract from : « The Comic Latin Grammar » by Percival Leigh
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