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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
maxim/ˈmaksɪm/

▶noun a short, pithy statement expressing a general truth or rule of conduct.

– origin ME: from Fr. maxime, from med. L. (propositio) maxima ‘most important (proposition)’.

'maxim' also found in these Oxford entries:

apophthegm - gnome - saw - saying - wayside pulpit

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