"maxima" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: maximæ [plural], maximas [plural]
Etymology: From Latin maxima (“greatest”). Doublet of maxim. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|maxima||greatest}} Latin maxima (“greatest”), {{doublet|en|maxim}} Doublet of maxim Head templates: {{en-noun|maximæ|s}} maxima (plural maximæ or maximas)
  1. (music) A music note equal to two (or sometimes three) longæ; in modern notation, this is typically equivalent to eight semibreves. Categories (topical): Music Synonyms: larga, duplex longa Synonyms (American): octuple whole note Translations (Translations): maxima (Basque), màxima [feminine] (Catalan), Maxima [feminine] (German), massima [feminine] (Italian), máxima [feminine] (Portuguese), максима (maksima) [feminine] (Russian), máxima [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-maxima-en-noun-YhoWCsJ3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Noun

Etymology: From Latin maxima (“greatest”). Doublet of maxim. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|maxima||greatest}} Latin maxima (“greatest”), {{doublet|en|maxim}} Doublet of maxim Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} maxima
  1. plural of maximum Tags: form-of, plural Form of: maximum
    Sense id: en-maxima-en-noun-ORoVLzzX Categories (other): English plurals in -a with singular in -um or -on

Inflected forms

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