maxim
/ˈmæksəm/MAK-suhm
/ˈmæksəm/MAK-suhm
Meaninga greatest (saying)
Common meaning: a short rule of conduct
- maxbiggest, greatestLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1119 · scan
- imLatin noun ending
Journey through time
- Latinmaximus, -a, -um‘biggest, greatest’
- Frenchmaxime
- Englishmaxim‘a short rule of conduct’ · today
max also in: maximum
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin maximus ‘biggest, greatest’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry maximus, p. 1119 · dictionary scan
Roots
- maximus, -a, -um Latin “biggest, greatest”
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