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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
maxim
noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
old
▪ It is an old maxim that the safest way to victimize a man is to help him to victimize himself.
▪ As the old maxim goes, that and a quarter will sure get you a warm cup of coffee.
▪ It's an old maxim but it's true: to a great extent, you are what you eat.
■ VERB
violate
▪ In either case we violate the maxim of brevity.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ According to this principle, we interpret language on the assumption that its sender is obeying four maxims.
▪ Anderson's respect appears undiminished, however, and is further indicated in his upholding of the modesty maxim.
▪ But the Freudian maxim holds true: Laughter is just an expression of fear.
▪ But why should these maxims be flouted in this way?
▪ Just as the quality maxim can be flouted for effect, so can the other three.
▪ That's always been one of Father's maxims.
▪ The report appears content that such rhetorical gaps loom between the concrete evidence it amasses and the maxims it imparts.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Maxim

Maxim \Max"im\, n. [F. maxime, L. maxima (sc. sententia), the greatest sentence, proposition, or axiom, i. e., of the greatest weight or authority, fem. fr. maximus greatest, superl. of magnus great. See Magnitude, and cf. Maximum.]

  1. An established principle or proposition; a condensed proposition of important practical truth; an axiom of practical wisdom; an adage; a proverb; an aphorism.

    'T is their maxim, Love is love's reward.
    --Dryden.

  2. (Mus.) The longest note formerly used, equal to two longs, or four breves; a large.

    Syn: Axiom; aphorism; apothegm; adage; proverb; saying. See Axiom.

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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Maxim

single-barreled water-cooled machine gun, 1885, named for inventor, U.S.-born British engineer Sir Hiram S. Maxim (1840-1916).

maxim

"precept, principle," early 15c., from Middle French maxime, from Late Latin maxima, shortened from phrases such as maxima propositio, maxima sententarium "axiom," literally "greatest premise, greatest among propositions" (one which is general and absolute), from fem. of maximus "greatest" (see maximum).

Wiktionary
maxim

n. 1 (context now rare English) 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.

WordNet
maxim

  1. n. a saying that widely accepted on its own merits [syn: axiom]

  2. English inventor (born in the United States) who invented the Maxim gun that was used in World War I (1840-1916) [syn: Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim]

Wikipedia
Maxim

Maxim may refer to:

Maxim (magazine)

Maxim is an international men's magazine, devised and launched in the UK in 1995, but based in New York since 1997, and prominent for its photography of actresses, singers, and female models whose careers are at a current peak. Maxim has a circulation of about 9 million readers each month. Maxim Digital reaches more than 4 million unique viewers each month. Maxim magazine publishes 16 editions, sold in 75 countries worldwide.

Maxim (musician)

Keith Palmer (born 21 March 1967, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England), known by his stage name Maxim (previously Maxim Reality), is a British musician, known for being a member with rave and electronic rock band The Prodigy.

Maxim (philosophy)

A maxim is a ground rule or subjective principle of action; in that sense, a maxim is a thought that can motivate individuals.

Maxim (surname)

People named Maxim include;

  • Hiram Percy Maxim (1869-1936), founder of the American Radio Relay League
  • Hiram Stevens Maxim (1840-1916), inventor and firearm designer
  • Joey Maxim (1922-2001), American boxer and one-time Light Heavyweight champion of the world
  • Alexandru Maxim, Romanian footballer ( VfB Stuttgart)
Maxim (artist)

Maxim Richarz (born May 15, 1982) is a German singer and songwriter. He began performing in 2005 and released his most recent singles in 2014. Though called a Reggae artist he is hesitant to refer to himself as such and does more contemporary work in recent years.

Maxim (given name)

Maxim ( Cyrillic: Максим) , 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. From March 16, 2005 to August 16, 2005, 1,087 boys were named Maxim, behind Alexander at 1,390. The name is derived from the Latin family name Maximus, meaning "the greatest". Maxim is also a less well-known surname.

Maxim (India)

Maxim is the Indian edition of the United Kingdom-based international monthly men's magazine called Maxim. It is known for its revealing pictorials featuring popular actresses, singers, and female models, none of which are nudes. The first issue of the Indian edition of Maxim was the January 2006 issue featuring Priyanka Chopra on the cover. The first issue was released on 28 December 2005. The magazine was the first international men's magazine to enter the Indian market and the 30th international version of Maxim. The magazine is published under license in India by Media Transasia.

Largely covering everything related to men's lifestyle, Maxim is currently the industry leader for men's magazines in India.

Maxim (Australia)

Maxim is the Australian edition of the United Kingdom-based international monthly men's magazine called Maxim. It is known for its revealing pictorials featuring popular actresses, singers, and female models, none of which are nudes. The first issue of the Australian edition of Maxim was the January 2006 issue featuring Priyanka Chopra on the cover. The magazine is published under licence in Australia by Media Transasia. Largely covering everything related to men's lifestyle, Maxim is currently the industry leader for men's magazines in Australia.

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Usage examples of "maxim".

Such was the state of the Roman frontiers, and such the maxims of Imperial policy, from the death of Augustus to the accession of Trajan.

Already a bit bewildered by their flurry of Classical references and Latin maxims, he was lost when Acer and George exchanged a few lines in French, watching out of the corner of their eyes to see if he had understood.

And in the event, it has hitherto been found, that, though some sensible inconveniencies arise from the maxim of adhering strictly to law, yet the advantages overbalance them, and should render the English grateful to the memory of their ancestors, who, after repeated contests, at last established that noble, though dangerous principle.

The maxims of Roman jurisprudence, if they could fairly be transferred from private property to public dominion, would have adjudged to the emperor Honorius the guardianship of his nephew, till he had attained, at least, the fourteenth year of his age.

While he scoured the land along the Nile, behind him the railhead reached Akasha and his rudimentary camp was transformed into an impregnable fortress and staging station, guarded by artillery and Maxim machine-gun detachments.

Although the policy of Diocletian and the humanity of Constantius inclined them to preserve inviolate the maxims of toleration, it was soon discovered that their two associates, Maximian and Galerius, entertained the most implacable aversion for the name and religion of the Christians.

After some very interesting exchanges of reminiscences about incurable millers, roarers, lungers, half-bred blood-cattle, gingers, and slugs, which led inevitably to still more interesting stories of the chase, during the course of which both gentlemen found themselves perfectly in accord in their contempt of such ignoble persons as roadsters and skirters, and their conviction that the soundest of all maxims was, Get over the ground if it breaks your neck, formality was at an end between them, and his lordship was not only begging Bertram to call him Chuffy, as everyone else did, but promising to show him some of the rarer sights in town.

A great talker, with a memory crammed with maxims and precepts often without sense, but of which she loved to make a show, very devout, and so jealous of her husband that she did not conceal her vexation when he expressed his satisfaction at being seated at table opposite her sister, she laid herself open to much ridicule.

However, as if it were to give me the proof that perfection does not exist, and that there is a bad side as well as a good one to everything, a certain adventure happened to me a month afterwards which, although I was following his own maxims, cost me the loss of his friendship, and which certainly did not teach me anything.

According to the Salernitan maxim, if the fruit of the Walnut be eaten after fish, the digestion of the latter is promoted:-- Post pisces nux sit: post carnes case us esto.

While I have been endeavouring to fill her mind with maxims of prudence, you have been provoking her to reject them.

Your own conduct, in every circumstance, refutes your principles, and shows the firmest reliance on all the received maxims of science, morals, prudence, and behaviour.

This Maroli was the man who had won all my money during my first stay in Corfu, and finding, when I returned, that I was resolved not to be duped any more, he judged me worthy of sharing the wise maxims without which gambling must necessarily ruin all those who meddle with it.

Don Diego was a pleasant man, as I have said, but what amused me most of all about him was his moral maxims.

This sanguinary spirit, ignorant of pity or forgiveness, has been moderated, however, by the maxims of honor, which require in every private encounter some decent equality of age and strength, of numbers and weapons.