gnome¹ /nōm/

1. A mythical sprite guarding the inner parts of the earth and its treasures
2. A dwarf or goblin
3. (also garden gnome) a statue of a gnome, esp in a garden as an ornament
4. An obscure but powerful international financier or banker (facetious)

gnōmˈish adjective

the gnomes of Europe, Zürich, etc

The powerful international bankers

gnome² /nōm or nōˈmē/

A pithy and sententious saying, generally in verse, embodying some moral sentiment or precept

gnōˈmic adjective

1. Relating to or characterized by gnomes
2. (of writers) expressing themselves in gnomes

gnōˈmically adverb

gnōˈmist noun

A writer of gnomes

gnomic aorist noun (grammar)

A past tense of the Greek verb, used in proverbs, etc, for what once happened and is generally true

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