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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
maxima/ˈmaksɪmə/

plural form of maximum.

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
maximum/ˈmaksɪməm/

▶noun (pl. maxima /-mə/ or maximums) the greatest amount, extent, or intensity possible or recorded. ▶adjective greatest in amount, extent, or intensity.

– origin C17: mod. L., neut. of L. maximus ‘greatest’.

'maxima' also found in these Oxford entries:

bimodal - crane fly - filbert - maxim - maximum - pomelo

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