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maxim::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | sir hiram stevens maxim |
maxim::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | axiom |
| Type of | saying, expression, locution |
| Has types | aphorism, apophthegm, apothegm, gnome, moralism |
Examples of maxim
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This dress-for-success maxim is one of the biggest myths of blagging an upgrade.
From the smh.com.au
In extremity, this maxim can be a rationalized affirmation for heinous activity.
From the psychcentral.com
Thus holding this maxim is irrational as it ends up being impossible to hold it.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Better 60 years of tyranny than one day of anarchy, ran a maxim of the culture.
From the newsweek.com
Unfortunately, I was never a boy or a scout, and did not fully honor their maxim.
From the dailyherald.com
Whatever a serious buyer is willing to pay for it, goes an old real estate maxim.
From the latimes.com
These are places that defy the real estate maxim of location, location, location.
From the sfgate.com
Forget all that modern era tosh and the maxim that you can't compare generations.
From the nzherald.co.nz
It was under this maxim that the Canadian crew received their disqualification.
From the henleystandard.co.uk
- A saying that is widely accepted on its own merits
- English inventor (born in the United States) who invented the Maxim gun that was used in World War I (1840-1916)
- Carl Johann Maximovich (also Karl Ivanovich Maximovich, Russian: u041Au0430u0440u043B u0418u0432u0430u043Du043Eu0432u0438u0447 u041Cu0430u043Au0441u0438u043Cu043Eu0432u0438u0447; 23 November 1827 in Tula, Russia u2013 16 February 1891 in Saint Petersburg) was a Russian botanist. Maximovich spent most of his life studying the flora of the countries he had visited in the Far East, and naming many new species...
- Maxim (Cyrillic: u041Cu0430u043Au0441u0438u043C), sometimes romanized as Maksim, Maksym or Maksum, is a male first name of Roman origin which is relatively common in Slavic-speaking countries, mainly in Bulgaria, Macedonia, Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine. According to the register of the General Directorate of Moscow, "Maxim" was the second most popular male name for children born in Moscow...
- An aphorism (from Greek u1F00u03C6u03BFu03C1u03B9u03C3u03BCu03CCu03C2 aphorismos, "delimitation") is a terse saying, expressing a general truth, principle, or astute observation, and spoken or written in a laconic and memorable form. Aphorism literally means a "distinction" or "definition". The term was first used in the Aphorisms of Hippocrates. The oft-cited first sentence of this work (see Ars longa, vita brevis) is:
- Maxim is an international men's magazine based in the United Kingdom and known for its revealing pictorials featuring popular actresses, singers, and female models, often pictured scantily dressed but not fully nude.
- Novels: * Night Watch * Day Watch * Dusk Watch aka Twilight Watch * Final Watch aka Last Watch
- A maxim is a groundrule or subjective principle of action. In that sense a maxim is a thought that can motivate individuals.
- Sirius XM Stars Too, formerly known as Maxim Radio, is a talk channel heard on the Sirius and XM satellite radio platforms. The channel is a spin-off of its sister station Sirius XM Stars.
