| NOUN | communication | maxim, axiom | a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits |
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| person | 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) |
| Sounds | mae'ksahm | |
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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 | axiom | |
| 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 | |
| Meaning | English inventor (born in the United States) who invented the Maxim gun that was used in World War I (1840-1916). | |
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| Synonym | Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim | |
| Instance of | inventor, discoverer, artificer | someone who is the first to think of or make something |
| Spanish | Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim | |
| Catalan | Maxim | |
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