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maxim

max·im [ máksim ] (plural max·ims)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. saying: a succinct or pithy saying that has some proven truth to it

2. general rule: a general rule, principle, or truth

[15th century. Via French< medieval Latin maxima (propositio) "largest (proposition)," form of maximus (see maximum)]
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