nnoun.communicationa saying that is widely accepted on its own meritsSynset:axiom
Derivationally Related Form:axiomatic
Hypernyms:expression locution saying
Inherited Hypernyms:maximsayingspeechauditory communicationcommunicationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:aphorismapophthegmapothegmgnomemoralism
Full Hyponyms:aphorismgnomemoralismmurphy's law
nnoun.personEnglish inventor (born in the United States) who invented the Maxim gun that was used in World War I (1840-1916)Synset:Maxim Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim
Instance Hypernyms:artificer discoverer inventor
Inherited Hypernyms:maximinventorcreatorpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:maximinventorcreatorpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity