Synonyms for Maxim (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (English inventor (born in the United States) who invented the Maxim gun that was used in World War I (1840-1916)):
Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim
WordNet sense 2 (a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits):
axiom
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