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maksime — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • maxim noun A short, memorable statement that expresses a general truth or rule for behaviour.

Senses

maksime is used for these senses in English:

  • maxim A precept; a succinct statement or observation of a rule of conduct or moral teaching.

maxim — full definition

  1. noun A short, memorable statement that expresses a general truth or rule for behaviour.
  2. noun An early type of machine gun, named after its inventor, that fires automatically as long as the trigger is held.

Related Norwegian words