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Main Entry:: max·i·mum
Pronunciation:: \ˈmak-s(ə-)məm\
Function:: noun
Inflected Form(s):: plural max·i·ma \-sə-mə\ or maximums \-s(ə-)məmz\
Etymology:: Latin, neuter of maximus biggest — more at maxim
Date:: 1740

1 a: the greatest quantity or value attainable or attained b: the period of highest, greatest, or utmost development2: an upper limit allowed (as by a legal authority) or allowable (as by the circumstances of a particular case)3: the largest of a set of numbers ; specifically : the largest value assumed by a real-valued continuous function defined on a closed interval

— maximum adjective

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