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gnomic

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈnəʊmɪk/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(nō′mik, nom′ik)

gno•mic¹ (nō′mik, nom′ik),USA pronunciation adj.

of, pertaining to, or resembling a gnome.

gnome¹ + -ic 1805–15

gno•mic² (nō′mik, nom′ik),USA pronunciation adj.

like or containing gnomes or aphorisms.
of, pertaining to, or noting a writer of aphorisms, esp. any of certain Greek poets.

Also, gno′mi•cal.

Greek gnōmikós. See gnome², -ic
1805–15

gno′mi•cal•ly, adv.

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gnomic /ˈnəʊmɪk; ˈnɒm-/, gnomical adj

consisting of, containing, or relating to gnomes or aphorisms

ˈgnomically adv

'gnomic' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

gnomology - gnomonic

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