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GNOME
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A short pithy saying expressing a general truth
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("gnome" is a kind of...):
axiom; maxim (a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gnome"):
Murphy's Law; Sod's Law (humorous axiom stating that anything that can go wrong will go wrong)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure
Synonyms:
dwarf; gnome
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("gnome" is a kind of...):
faerie; faery; fairy; fay; sprite (a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gnome"):
Nibelung ((German mythology) any of the group of dwarfs who possessed a treasure hoard that was stolen by Siegfried)
Andvari ((Norse mythology) a dwarf who possessed a treasure that was stolen by Loki)
Derivation:
gnomic (relating to or containing gnomes)
