maxim

1. is a type of: expression, locution, saying - a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
   subtypes:

   • aphorism, apophthegm, apothegm - a short pithy instructive saying
   • gnome - a short pithy saying expressing a general truth
   • moralism - a moral maxim
   same as: axiom
2. is an instance of: artificer, discoverer, inventor - someone who is the first to think of or make something
   same as: sir hiram stevens maxim

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