axiom

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Noun axiom has 2 senses

maxim, axiom - a saying that widely accepted on its own merits
--₁ is a kind of saying, expression, locution
--₁ has particulars: aphorism, apothegm, apophthegm; gnome; moralism
axiom - (logic) a proposition that is not susceptible of proof or disproof; its truth is assumed to be self-evident
--₂ is a kind of proposition