The Only Use
maxim
in
Oryx and Crake
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- Once in a while he'd come out with some hoary maxim, served up with a wry irony that did nothing to reduce the boredom quotient; or else he'd say, "I coulda been a contender," then glare meaningfully at the class as if there was some deeper-than-deep point they were all supposed to get.†
p. 41.9
Definitions:
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(1)
(maxim) a short saying that expresses a general truth or principle
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)