maxim

Etymology 1
From and, from , noun use of the feminine singular form of  (apparently as used in the phrase ). .

Noun

 * 1)  A self-evident axiom or premise; a pithy expression of a general principle or rule.
 * 2) A precept; a succinct statement or observation of a rule of conduct or moral teaching.

Synonyms

 * ,, enthymeme, proverb, saying
 * See also Thesaurus:saying

Translations

 * Arabic: حِكْمَة
 * Bulgarian:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, , , ,
 * Czech:, poučka
 * Danish: maksime
 * Esperanto: maksimo
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German: ,
 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese:
 * Korean:
 * Latin: ēlogium,
 * Macedonian: начело, максима
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: ,
 * Nynorsk: ,
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:, maxime
 * Russian:, ,
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Tagalog: pananabi

Etymology 2
From Sir Hiram Maxim

Etymology
Regarded as a shortened form of.

Etymology
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Adjective

 * 1) maximum

Noun

 * 1) maximum

Noun

 * 1) a  (precept)