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| max·im [ máksim ] (plural max·ims) |
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1. saying: a succinct or pithy saying that has some proven truth to it
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2. general rule: a general rule, principle, or truth
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| [15th century. Via French< medieval Latin maxima (propositio) "largest (proposition)," form of maximus (see maximum)] |
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