( n. )
A comprehensive maxim or principle expressed in a few words; a sharply defined sentence relating to abstract truth rather than to practical matters.
( n. )
A comprehensive maxim or principle expressed in a few words; a sharply defined sentence relating to abstract truth rather than to practical matters.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012