gnome
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See also gnōmē
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[edit] Etymology 1
From Greek γνωμη ‘thought, opinion’, from the base of γιγνωσκειν ‘to know’.
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gnome (plural gnomes)
- A brief reflection or maxim; a pithy saying.
[edit] Etymology 2
From French gnome, from modern Latin gnomus, used by Paracelsus as a synonym for Pygmaeus ‘pygmy’.
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gnome (plural gnomes)
- A legendary being, supposed to be short, usually bearded men who inhabit the inner parts of the earth, and act as guardians of mines, treasure, etc
- (Rosicrucianism) The elemental being of earth.
- A dwarf; a goblin; a person of small stature or misshapen features, or of strange appearance.
- (zoology) A small owl (Glaucidium gnoma) of the Western United States.
- (paganism) A nature spirit in Heathenry.
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A legendary being, supposed to be short, usually bearded men who inhabit the inner parts of the earth
A dwarf; a goblin
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A small owl

