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Maxim

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Noun

1. axiom, maxim

a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits

2. maxim, sir hiram stevens maxim

English inventor (born in the United States) who invented the Maxim gun that was used in World War I (1840-1916)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Maxim

see synonyms of maxim
noun
a brief expression of a general truth, principle, or rule of conduct
noun
Sir Hiram Stevens. 1840–1916, British inventor of the first automatic machine gun (1884), born in the US

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Maxim

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noun
an early, single-barreled, automatic machine gun
: in full Maxim gun
1. 
Hiram Percy1869-1936; U.S. inventor: son of Sir Hiram
2. 
Sir Hiram Stevens1840-1916; Brit. engineer & inventor of weapons & explosives, born in the U.S.
3. 
Hudson1853-1927; U.S. chemist & inventor of explosives: brother of Sir Hiram
noun
a concisely expressed principle or rule of conduct, or a statement of a general truth

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Maxim

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n.
A succinct formulation of a fundamental principle, general truth, or rule of conduct. See Synonyms at saying.

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