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[Merriam-Webster]( WORD OF THE DAY September 24, 2019 axiomatic [Audio pronunciation]( adjective | ak-see-uh-MAT-ik Definition 1 : taken for granted : [self-evident]( 2 : based on or involving an [axiom]( or system of axioms Scroll down for more about axiomatic TRENDING NOW: [dastardly]( [stymie]( [what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander]( [prorogue]( [SEE ALL [>]]( PEOPLE ARE READING [Looking at ‘Bothsidesing’]( [On ‘Infringe,’ ‘Encroach,’ and ‘Impinge’]( [The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise - 9/20/19]( [A Note on the Nonbinary 'They']( WORD GAMES AND QUIZZES: WEEKLY CHALLENGE [The Exceptions Quiz III]( Which of these things doesn't belong? [PLAY NOW]( Nailed this quiz? We have plenty more to try! [TAKE ME THERE [>]]( Did You Know? An [axiom]( is a principle widely accepted on the basis of its [intrinsic]( merit, or one regarded as self-evidently true. A statement that is axiomatic, therefore, is one against which few people would argue. Axiomatic entered English from Middle Greek axiōmatikos, and axiom derived, via Latin, from Greek axiōma ("something worthy") and axios ("worthy"). The word axiom can also refer to a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference. Such axioms are often employed in discussions of philosophy, as well as in mathematics and geometry, where they are sometimes called [postulates](. Examples of AXIOMATIC "It's axiomatic that intellectuals like to deal with ideas. Ideas are to the intellectual what paint is to the painter and stone is to the mason." — [Jonah Goldberg, The Baltimore Sun, 10 June 2019]( "Value of life? How could I answer the question on the spur of the moment? The sacredness of life I had accepted as axiomatic. That it was intrinsically valuable was a truism I had never questioned." — Jack London, The Sea-Wolf, 1904 Name That Synonym Fill in the blanks to complete a synonym of axiomatic meaning "taken for granted": a _ s _ m _ _. [VIEW THE ANSWER [>]]( MORE WORD FUN: [WORD GAMES [>]]( [TRENDING NOW [>]]( [WORDS AT PLAY [>]]( FOLLOW US: [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [YouTube]( [Instagram]( SHARE: [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [View this email in a web browser]( You are receiving this email because you opted in to receive Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day. [Unsubscribe from Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day]( [Manage your subscription settings]( Merriam-Webster, Inc. 47 Federal Street, P.O. Box 281 Springfield, MA, 01102, USA [www.merriam-webster.com]( | [Privacy Policy]( © 2019 by Merriam-Webster, Inc.