GNOMIC

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Relating to or containing gnomes

Example:

gnomic verse

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

gnome (a short pithy saying expressing a general truth)

Derivation:

gnome (a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure)

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