Maxim - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈmæksɪm|
Brit.
|ˈmæksɪm|
noun
- a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits (syn: axiom)
- English inventor (born in the United States) who invented the Maxim gun that was used in World War I (1840-1916)
- English inventor (born in the United States) who invented the Maxim gun that was used in World War I (1840-1916)
Extra examples
...it's a common maxim that “a watched pot never boils,” but that's not literally true...
I believe in the maxim 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it'.
We lunched at Maxim's.
We managed to reserve a table at Maxim's
I'm waiting on tables at Maxim's
Word forms
noun
singular: maxim
plural: maxims
singular: maxim
plural: maxims
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