Catchphrase vs Maxim - What's the difference?
catchphrase | maxim |
A group of words, often originating in popular culture that is spontaneously popularized after widespread repeated use.
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A signature phrase of a particular person or group.
A self-evident axiom or premise; a pithy expression of a general principle or rule.
A precept; a succinct statement or observation of a rule of conduct or moral teaching.
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As nouns the difference between catchphrase and maxim
is that catchphrase is a group of words, often originating in popular culture that is spontaneously popularized after widespread repeated use while maxim is a self-evident axiom or premise; a pithy expression of a general principle or rule.As a proper noun Maxim is
the Maxim gun, a British machine gun of various calibres used by the British army from 1889 until World War I.catchphrase
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(wikipedia catchphrase)Alternative forms
* catch phrase, catch-phraseNoun
(en noun)on 14 May 2006 – Crediting his British wife with [[w:Tigger, Tigger]'s "TTFN" ' catchphrase – "ta-ta for now".
Synonyms
* signature phrase * catchwordTrivia
This is one of the few common words in English with six consonants in a row. Others include latchstring and watchstrap.maxim
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Noun
(en noun)Wealth of Nations, page 768:
- In every age and country of the world men must have attended to the characters, designs, and actions of one another, and many reputable rules and maxims for the conduct of human life, must have been laid down and approved of by common consent.