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maxim:
- spreuk; gezegde; motto; devies; lijfspreuk; leus; parool; leuze; aforisme; zinspreuk; axioma; grondstelling; grondeigenschap; stelregel; hoofdstelling
Wiktionary:
- maxim → stelregel, kernspreuk, spreekwoord, sententie, vonnis, judicium, uitspraak, spreuk, zinspreuk

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Detailed Translations for maxim from English to Dutch

maxim:

maxim [the ~] nom

the maxim (saying; aphorism)
de spreuk; het gezegde
- spreuk [de ~] nom
- gezegde [het ~] nom
the maxim (motto; parole)
het motto; de devies; de lijfspreuk
- motto [het ~] nom
- devies [de ~] nom
- lijfspreuk [de ~] nom
the maxim (slogan; motto)
de leus; het parool; de spreuk; de leuze
- leus [de ~] nom
- parool [het ~] nom
- spreuk [de ~] nom
- leuze [de ~] nom
the maxim (aphorism)
het aforisme; de zinspreuk
- aforisme [het ~] nom
- zinspreuk [de ~] nom
the maxim (axiom; dogma; fundamental property; precept; tenet)
het axioma; de grondstelling; grondeigenschap
- axioma [het ~] nom
- grondstelling [de ~ (v)] nom
- grondeigenschap [znw.] nom
the maxim (basic rule; principle; rule; rule of life)
de stelregel
- stelregel [de ~ (m)] nom
the maxim (main proposition; principle; precept; central argument)
de grondstelling; de hoofdstelling
- grondstelling [de ~ (v)] nom
- hoofdstelling [de ~ (v)] nom

Translation Matrix for maxim:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
aforisme	aphorism; maxim
axioma	axiom; dogma; fundamental property; maxim; precept; tenet
devies	maxim; motto; parole	battle cry; device; slogan; war cry
gezegde	aphorism; maxim; saying	expression; meaning; phrase; rhetorical expression; saying; statement; term; turn of phrase
grondeigenschap	axiom; dogma; fundamental property; maxim; precept; tenet
grondstelling	axiom; central argument; dogma; fundamental property; main proposition; maxim; precept; principle; tenet	basic assumption; basic principle; basic rule; basic thought; basis; fundamental idea; initial concept; motivation; point of departure; principle; rule of life; starting point
hoofdstelling	central argument; main proposition; maxim; precept; principle
leus	maxim; motto; slogan	battle cry; election-cry; promotion line; slogan; war cry; whoop; yell
leuze	maxim; motto; slogan	battle cry; war cry
lijfspreuk	maxim; motto; parole
motto	maxim; motto; parole	device; slogan
parool	maxim; motto; slogan	battle cry; war cry
spreuk	aphorism; maxim; motto; saying; slogan
stelregel	basic rule; maxim; principle; rule; rule of life
zinspreuk	aphorism; maxim	device; slogan
-	axiom
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	word of wisdom

Related Words for "maxim":

maxims

Synonyms for "maxim":

axiom; saying; expression; locution
Maxim; Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim; inventor; discoverer; artificer

Related Definitions for "maxim":

a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits¹

Wiktionary Translations for maxim:

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• maxim	→ stelregel; kernspreuk	↔ Maxime — Einstellung, Motto, Regel, wonach man sein Verhalten ausrichtet
• maxim	→ spreekwoord	↔ dicton — Mot ou phrase qui a pris la forme d'une référence a l'expérience, au savoir des anciens.
• maxim	→ sententie; vonnis; judicium; uitspraak; spreuk; zinspreuk	↔ sentence — apophtegme, maxime, opinion exprimée d’une manière dogmatique.

Related Translations for maxim

legal maxim

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