AXIOM


Meaning of AXIOM in English

/ ˈæksiəm; NAmE / noun

( formal ) a rule or principle that most people believe to be true

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WORD ORIGIN

late 15th cent.: from French axiome or Latin axioma , from Greek axiōma what is thought fitting, from axios worthy.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.