maxim

1. A saying that is widely accepted on its own merits (synset 107167656)
   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. English inventor (born in the United States) who invented the Maxim gun that was used in World War I (1840-1916) (synset 111186050)
   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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