| NOUN | communication | axiom, maxim | a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits |
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| communication | axiom | (logic) a proposition that is not susceptible of proof or disproof |
| Sounds | ae'ksiyahm | |
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| Rhymes | abolitionism ... zirconium: 557 rhymes with ahm... | |
| Meaning | A saying that is widely accepted on its own merits. | |
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| Synonym | maxim | |
| Narrower | aphorism, apothegm, apophthegm | A short / short pithy instructive saying |
| gnome | A short / short pithy saying expressing a general truth | |
| moralism | A moral maxim | |
| Broader | saying, expression, locution | A word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations |
| Spanish | aforismo, axioma, máxima, sentencia | |
| Catalan | axioma, màxima, sentència | |
| Adjectives | axiomatic | containing aphorisms or maxims |
| Meaning | (logic) a proposition that is not susceptible of proof or disproof; its truth is assumed to be self-evident. | |
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| Category | logic | The branch of philosophy that analyzes inference |
| Narrower | Euclid's axiom, Euclid's postulate, Euclidean axiom | (mathematics) any of five axioms that are generally recognized as the basis for Euclidean geometry |
| Broader | proposition | (logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false |
| Spanish | axioma | |
| Catalan | axioma | |
| Adjectives | axiomatic, axiomatical | of or relating to or derived from axioms |
| axiomatic | evident without proof or argument | |
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