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Maxim

How many syllables in Maxim?

  2 syllables

Divide Maxim into syllables:   Max-im
Stressed syllable in Maxim:   Max-im
How to pronounce Maxim:   mak-sim
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Synonyms for Maxim


1 syllable
  • rule
  • truth
  • saw
2 syllables
  • adage
  • guideline
  • motto
  • saying
  • truism
  • dictum
  • moral
  • proverb
  • tenet
  • watchword
3 syllables
  • axiom
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