maxim

English Thesaurus

1. a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	expression, locution, saying,
definition	:	a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	aphorism, apophthegm, apothegm,
definition	:	a short pithy instructive saying (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	gnome,
definition	:	a short pithy saying expressing a general truth (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	moralism,
definition	:	a moral maxim (noun.communication)

2. English inventor (born in the United States) who invented the Maxim gun that was used in World War I (1840-1916) (noun.person)

instance hypernym	:	artificer, discoverer, inventor,
definition	:	someone who is the first to think of or make something (noun.person)

3. a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits (noun.communication)

derivation	:	aphoristic, axiomatic,
definition	:	containing aphorisms or maxims (adj.pert)

derivation	:	aphoristic, axiomatic,
definition	:	containing aphorisms or maxims (adj.pert)