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1. (n.) gnome
(originally in the writings of Paracelsus) any of a group of dwarflike beings inhabiting the interior of the earth.
2. (n.) gnome
a short, pithy expression of a general truth; aphorism.
Etymology: (1570–80; < Gk gnṒmē judgment, opinion, purpose)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) gnome, dwarf
a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure
2. (noun) gnome
a short pithy saying expressing a general truth
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1. (noun) Gnome
an imaginary being, supposed by the Rosicrucians to inhabit the inner parts of the earth, and to be the guardian of mines, quarries, etc
2. (noun) Gnome
a dwarf; a goblin; a person of small stature or misshapen features, or of strange appearance
3. (noun) Gnome
a small owl (Glaucidium gnoma) of the Western United States
4. (noun) Gnome
a brief reflection or maxim
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