"maxim" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Czech]

IPA: [ˈmaksɪm]
Head templates: {{cs-noun|m-in}} maxim m inan Inflection templates: {{cs-ndecl|m}} Forms: inanimate [table-tags], maxim [nominative, singular], maximy [nominative, plural], maximu [genitive, singular], maximů [genitive, plural], maximu [dative, singular], maximům [dative, plural], maxim [accusative, singular], maximy [accusative, plural], maxime [singular, vocative], maximy [plural, vocative], maximu [locative, singular], maximech [locative, plural], maximem [instrumental, singular], maximy [instrumental, plural]
  1. (archaic) maxim Tags: archaic, inanimate, masculine
    Sense id: en-maxim-cs-noun-50YqT1KV Categories (other): Czech entries with incorrect language header Related terms: maximalismus, maximalista, maximalistický, maximalizace, maximalizovat, maximální, maximum, pořekadlo, poučka, pravidlo, zásada

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈmæk.sɪm/ [UK], /ˈmæk.sɪm/ [US], /ˈmæk.səm/ [US] Audio: En-us-maxim.ogg [US], en-au-maxim.ogg [Australia] Forms: maxims [plural]
Etymology: From Anglo-Norman maxime and Middle French maxime, from Late Latin maxima (“axiom”), noun use of the feminine singular form of Latin maximus (apparently as used in the phrase prōpositiō maxima (“greatest premise”)). Doublet of maxima. Etymology templates: {{der|en|xno|maxime}} Anglo-Norman maxime, {{der|en|frm|maxime|}} Middle French maxime, {{der|en|LL.|maxima|t=axiom}} Late Latin maxima (“axiom”), {{der|en|la|maximus}} Latin maximus, {{m|la|prōpositiō maxima|t=greatest premise}} prōpositiō maxima (“greatest premise”), {{doublet|en|maxima}} Doublet of maxima Head templates: {{en-noun}} maxim (plural maxims)
  1. (now rare) A self-evident axiom or premise; a pithy expression of a general principle or rule. Tags: archaic Categories (topical): Rhetoric
    Sense id: en-maxim-en-noun-kCU-DXy1 Disambiguation of Rhetoric: 55 35 9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 64 16 20 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 57 17 26
  2. A precept; a succinct statement or observation of a rule of conduct or moral teaching. Synonyms (precept, succinct statement): Synonym: aphorism Translations (moral precept): حِكْمَة (ḥikma) [feminine] (Arabic), сентенция (sentencija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 格言 (géyán) (Chinese Mandarin), 箴言 (zhēnyán) (Chinese Mandarin), 金言 (jīnyán) (Chinese Mandarin), 座右銘 (Chinese Mandarin), 座右铭 (zuòyòumíng) (Chinese Mandarin), 警句 (jǐngjù) (Chinese Mandarin), maxim [masculine] (Czech), poučka [feminine] (Czech), maksime [common-gender] (Danish), maksimo (Esperanto), maksiimi (Finnish), maxime [feminine] (French), Maxime [feminine] (German), Grundsatz [masculine] (German), massima [feminine] (Italian), principio [masculine] (Italian), 格言 (kakugen) (alt: かくげん) (Japanese), 격언 (gyeogeon) (Korean), ēlogium [neuter] (Latin), dictum [neuter] (Latin), начело (načelo) [neuter] (Macedonian), максима (maksima) [feminine] (Macedonian), maksime [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), leveregel [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), maksime [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), leveregel [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), maksyma [feminine] (Polish), máxima [feminine] (Portuguese), maximă [feminine] (Romanian), maxime [feminine, plural] (Romanian), ма́ксима (máksima) [feminine] (Russian), изрече́ние (izrečénije) [neuter] (Russian), сенте́нция (sentɛ́ncija) [feminine] (Russian), máxima [feminine] (Spanish), maxim [common-gender] (Swedish), pananabi (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-maxim-en-noun-5pfJFtFL Disambiguation of 'precept, succinct statement': 16 84 Disambiguation of 'moral precept': 8 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cliche, enthymeme, proverb, saying Derived forms: maxim worker, Shannon's maxim, Skinner's maxim Related terms: adage, aphorism, apophthegm
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈmæk.sɪm/ [UK], /ˈmæk.sɪm/ [US], /ˈmæk.səm/ [US] Audio: En-us-maxim.ogg [US], en-au-maxim.ogg [Australia] Forms: maxims [plural]
Etymology: From Sir Hiram Maxim Head templates: {{en-noun}} maxim (plural maxims)
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Maxim Tags: alt-of Alternative form of: Maxim
    Sense id: en-maxim-en-noun-RxDYNihN
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Adverb [Ido]

IPA: /makˈsim/, /maɡˈzim/
Etymology: Borrowed from English maximum, French maximum, German Maximum, Italian massimo, Russian ма́ксимум (máksimum), Spanish máximo. Regarded as a shortened form of maxime. Etymology templates: {{bor|io|en|maximum}} English maximum, {{bor|io|fr|maximum}} French maximum, {{bor|io|de|Maximum}} German Maximum, {{bor|io|it|massimo}} Italian massimo, {{bor|io|ru|ма́ксимум}} Russian ма́ксимум (máksimum), {{bor|io|es|máximo}} Spanish máximo, {{io-bor|maximum|maximum|Maximum|massimo|ма́ксимум|máximo}} Borrowed from English maximum, French maximum, German Maximum, Italian massimo, Russian ма́ксимум (máksimum), Spanish máximo., {{m|io|maxime}} maxime Head templates: {{io-head}} maxim
  1. most Derived forms: admaxime (english: at most, at the most), maxima (english: highest), maximo (english: maximum) Related terms: plu, min
    Sense id: en-maxim-io-adv-JOqRPv2i Categories (other): Ido entries with incorrect language header

Adjective [Romanian]

IPA: /ˈmak.sim/ Forms: maximă [feminine, singular], maximi [masculine, plural], maxime [feminine, neuter, plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French maxime. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|ro|fr|maxime|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} French maxime, {{bor+|ro|fr|maxime}} Borrowed from French maxime Head templates: {{ro-adj|mp=maximi}} maxim m or n (feminine singular maximă, masculine plural maximi, feminine and neuter plural maxime)
  1. maximum Tags: masculine, neuter
    Sense id: en-maxim-ro-adj-imT~CYhs Categories (other): Romanian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Romanian entries with incorrect language header: 50 50

Noun [Romanian]

IPA: /ˈmak.sim/
Etymology: Borrowed from French maxime. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|ro|fr|maxime|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} French maxime, {{bor+|ro|fr|maxime}} Borrowed from French maxime Head templates: {{ro-noun|n|maxime|pl2=maximuri}} maxim n (plural maxime or maximuri) Inflection templates: {{ro-decl-noun|g=f|gpd=maximilor|gpi=maximi|gsd=maximii|gsi=maximi|n=|npd=maximile|npi=maximi|nsd=maxi|nsi=maxim|vp=|vs=|vs2=}} Forms: maxime [plural], maximuri [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], maxim [accusative, indefinite, nominative, singular], o maxim [accusative, indefinite, nominative, singular], maxi [accusative, definite, nominative, singular], maximi [accusative, indefinite, nominative, plural], niște maximi [accusative, indefinite, nominative, plural], maximile [accusative, definite, nominative, plural], maximi [dative, genitive, indefinite, singular], unei maximi [dative, genitive, indefinite, singular], maximii [dative, definite, genitive, singular], maximi [dative, genitive, indefinite, plural], unor maximi [dative, genitive, indefinite, plural], maximilor [dative, definite, genitive, plural], - [singular, vocative], - [plural, vocative]
  1. maximum Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-maxim-ro-noun-imT~CYhs Categories (other): Romanian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Romanian entries with incorrect language header: 50 50

Noun [Swedish]

Head templates: {{head|sv|nouns||g=c|g2=|head=|sort=}} maxim c, {{sv-noun|c}} maxim c Inflection templates: {{sv-infl-noun-c-er}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], maxim [indefinite, nominative, singular], maximen [definite, nominative, singular], maximer [indefinite, nominative, plural], maximerna [definite, nominative, plural], maxims [genitive, indefinite, singular], maximens [definite, genitive, singular], maximers [genitive, indefinite, plural], maximernas [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. a maxim (precept) Tags: common-gender
    Sense id: en-maxim-sv-noun-33EzUcYy Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "roman": "máksima",
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          "roman": "izrečénije",
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          "roman": "sentɛ́ncija",
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          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "moral precept",
          "word": "pananabi"
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      "code": "it",
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      "word": "격언"
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      "code": "tl",
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      "word": "admaxime"
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        "Ido terms borrowed from German",
        "Ido terms borrowed from Italian",
        "Ido terms borrowed from Russian",
        "Ido terms borrowed from Spanish",
        "Ido terms derived from English",
        "Ido terms derived from French",
        "Ido terms derived from German",
        "Ido terms derived from Italian",
        "Ido terms derived from Russian",
        "Ido terms derived from Spanish",
        "Ido terms with IPA pronunciation"
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        "plural"
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
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      "form": "maximers",
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        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
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      "form": "maximernas",
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