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maxima

maxima noun: a music note typically equal to two longae (eight semibreves). Also the plural of maximum.

maxima: a music note typically equal to two longae (eight semibreves)
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Noun

maxima (plural maximae or maximas)

  1. A music note typically equal to two longae (eight semibreves).
    Synonyms:
    larga, duplex longa, octuple whole note

Proper noun capitalized: Maxima

Maxima

  1. A female given name.
    • Well—this lady—whose name is Miss Maxima Molendillula has turned out to be the Editress of the greatest periodical of the South Seas! is it not delightful?1855 October 19, Anna Maria Aspasia Logarithmetica [pseudonym], quotee, “Interesting Disclosure”, in The Hobart Mercury, volume 2, number 171, Hobarton, Van Diemen’s Land: John Davies, →OCLC, page...
    • She was brought by her guardian to the Summit Manor House, where now his own old maiden cousin, Miss Maxima Rowley, had been induced to come and act as the chaperone of the young heiress, until such time as her marriage with Gerald Fitzgerald should enable her to dispense with such feminine...1875 March 24, [Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte] Southworth, “Only a Girl’s Heart. […] Chapter IV.—(Continned).^([sic])”, in Taranaki Herald, volume XXIII, number 2,291, New Plymouth, Taranaki: William...

Also used as

maxima is also the plural of maximum.

maxima meaning in Vietnamese

maxima in Vietnamese

Translations
tròn tư, nốt tròn tư

Synonyms of maxima

  • larga
  • duplex longa
  • octuple whole note

Forms of maxima

pluralmaximae
pluralmaximas

Origin of maxima

From Latin maxima (“greatest”). Doublet of maxim.

Learned borrowing from Latin Maxima, feminine of Maximus.

Phrases with maxima

Questions about maxima

What does maxima mean?
Maxima means a music note typically equal to two longae (eight semibreves).
What is maxima in Vietnamese?
Maxima in Vietnamese is tròn tư, nốt tròn tư. See Maxima meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is maxima?
Maxima can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of maxima?
The plural of maxima is maximae.

Words near maxima in the dictionary

  1. maxillule
  2. maxillules
  3. maxillæ
  4. maxim
  5. Maxim gun
  6. maxima
  7. maximae
  8. maximal
  9. maximal ideal
  10. maximal ideals
  11. maximal munch

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