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1. axiom
noun. ['ˈæksiːəm'] a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits.
Synonyms
- gnome
- apophthegm
- moralism
- apothegm
- expression
- aphorism
- maxim
- saying
Antonyms
- particular proposition
Etymology
- axiome (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
- ἀξίωμα (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
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Rhymes with Axiom
- abiam
- ad-nauseum
- alluvium
- ammonium
- ankerium
- aquarium
- atrium
- auditorium
- bacterium
- barium
- beryllium
- byzantium
- cadmium
- calcium
- capernaum
- cesium
- chriptosporidium
- chromium
- colloquium
- compendium
How do you pronounce axiom?
Pronounce axiom as ˈæksiəm.
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Sentences with axiom
1. Noun, singular or mass
This includes the axiom that doctors should do no harm.
Quotes about axiom
1. His work seems to confirm my old axiom: it is useless to try to keep the whole body alive.
- Adolfo Bioy Casares, The Invention of Morel
2. axiom
noun. ['ˈæksiːəm'] (logic) a proposition that is not susceptible of proof or disproof; its truth is assumed to be self-evident.
Synonyms
- Euclidean axiom
- Euclid's axiom
- Euclid's postulate
Antonyms
- euphemism
- misconstruction
- universal
- universal proposition
Etymology
- axiome (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
- ἀξίωμα (Ancient Greek (to 1453))