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gnomish
gnome 1 G0166600 (nōm)n.1. One of a fabled race of dwarflike creatures who live underground and guard treasure hoards.2. In the occult philosophy of Paracelsus, a being that has earth as its element.
[French, from New Latin gnomus, earth elemental in the occult philosophy of Paracelsus, of unknown origin.]
gnom′ish adj.
gnome 2 G0166600 (nōm)n. A pithy saying that expresses a general truth or fundamental principle; an aphorism.
[Greek gnōmē, from gignōskein, to know; see gnō- in Indo-European roots.]Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | gnomish - used of small deformed creatureslittle, small - limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a little dining room"; "a little house"; "a small car"; "a little (or small) group" |
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