First Known Use: 1797
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axiomatic
adjective ax·i·om·at·ic \ˌak-sē-ə-ˈma-tik\
: obviously true
Full Definition of AXIOMATIC
1
: taken for granted : self-evident <an axiomatic truth>
2
— ax·i·om·at·i·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
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Origin of AXIOMATIC
Middle Greek axiōmatikos, from Greek, honorable, from axiōmat-, axiōma
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- prima facie, self-evident
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