maxima

English

noun

Definitions

(music) A music note equal to two (or sometimes three) longæ; in modern notation, this is typically equivalent to eight semibreves.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin maxima (greatest).

Origin

Latin

maxima

Gloss

greatest

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

maxima Latin
maximus Latin
maxime French
máxima Spanish, Castilian
maksime Norwegian Bokmål
máxima Portuguese
maksime Norwegian Nynorsk
maksimo Esperanto
maxime Middle French