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submaxim

noun

Etymology

From sub- + maxim.

  1. derived from maximus
  2. derived from maxima — “axiom”
  3. derived from maxime
  4. derived from maxime
  5. prefixed as submaxim — “sub + maxim”

Definitions

  1. A maxim making up part of a greater maxim.

    • People are assumed to follow the maxim and submaxim, but cross-cultural differences are well-documented regarding the enactment of the submaxim.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for submaxim. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA