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maxim
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maxim
(noun)
maxim
/
ˈ
mæksəm/
noun
plural
maxims
maxim
/
ˈ
mæksəm/
noun
plural
maxims
Britannica Dictionary definition of MAXIM
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count
]
:
a well-known phrase that expresses a general truth about life or a rule about behavior
My mother's favorite
maxim
[=
saying
] was “Don't count your chickens before they hatch.” [=don't assume that things will happen the way you expect them to happen]
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