n. [ F. maxime, L. maxima (sc. sententia), the greatest sentence, proposition, or axiom, i. e., of the greatest weight or authority, fem. fr. maximus greatest, superl. of magnus great. See Magnitude, and cf. Maximum. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
'T is their maxim, Love is love's reward. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
A kind of machine gun; -- named after its inventor,
n. [ From the proper name. ] A gold coin of Bavaria, of the value of about 13s. 6d. sterling, or about three dollars and a quarter. [ 1913 Webster ]
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n. The act or process of increasing to the highest degree. Bentham. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. [ L. maximus greatest. ] To increase to the highest degree. Bentham. [ 1913 Webster ]
adj. Making as great as possible; increasing tothe highest degree. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
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Good legislation is the art of conducting a nation to the maximum of happiness, and the minimum of misery. P. Colquhoun. [ 1913 Webster ]
Maximum thermometer,
a. Greatest in quantity or highest in degree attainable or attained;