Maxim (surname)
WordNet

noun


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


From the saint's name Maximus, cognate to French Maxime and Russian Максим.
 
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