Meaning of GNOME
| Pronunciation: | | nowm
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- [n] a short pithy saying expressing a general truth
- [n] a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure
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| | Synonyms: | | dwarf |
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| | See Also: | | Andvari, axiom, faerie, faery, fairy, maxim, Murphy's Law, Nibelung, Sod's Law, sprite | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Gnome\, n. [F. gnome, prob. fr. Gr. gnw`mon one that
knows, a guardian, i. e., of the treasures in the inner parts
of the earth, or fr. ? intelligence, both fr. gnw^nai,
gignw^skein, to know. See {Know}.]
1. 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. A dwarf; a goblin; a person of small stature or misshapen
features, or of strange appearance.
3. (Zo["o]l.) A small owl ({Glaucidium gnoma}) of the Western
United States.
4. [Gr. ?.] A brief reflection or maxim. --Peacham.
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| Computing Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | GNU Network Object Model Environment |
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| Dream Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Seeing a gnome in your dream means the inner child and its fantasies. |
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| | Related Terms: | | adage, ana, analects, aphorism, apothegm, Ariel, axiom, banshee, Befind, brocard, brownie, byword, catchword, cluricaune, collected sayings, Corrigan, current saying, dictate, dictum, distich, dwarf, elemental, elemental spirit, elf, epigram, expression, fairy, fairy queen, fay, Finnbeara, goblin, golden saying, gremlin, hob, homunculus, imp, kobold, leprechaun, Lilliputian, Mab, manikin, maxim, midge, midget, moral, mot, motto, Oberon, oracle, ouphe, peewee, peri, phrase, pip-squeak, pithy saying, pixie, pooka, precept, prescript, proverb, proverbial saying, proverbs, puca, pwca, pygmy, rule, runt, salamander, saw, saying, sentence, sententious expression, shrimp, sloka, sprite, stock saying, sutra, sylph, sylphid, teaching, text, Titania, Tom Thumb, truism, undine, verse, wart, wisdom, wisdom literature, wise saying, witticism, word, words of wisdom |
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