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Gnomic
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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Dictionary.com's 21st Century Lexicon
| Main Entry: | gnomic1 |
| Part of Speech: | adj |
| Definition: | pertaining to maxims |
| Etymology: | Greek gnome 'maxim' + -ikos '-ic' |
| Main Entry: | gnomic2 |
| Part of Speech: | adj |
| Definition: | expressing what is generally or universally true |
| Etymology: | Greek gnome 'maxim' + -ikos '-ic' |
| Main Entry: | gnomic3 |
| Part of Speech: | adj |
| Definition: | pertaining to or being like a gnome |
| Etymology: | French gnome + -ic |
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Word Origin & History
gnomic
"full of instructive sayings," 1815, from Fr. gnomique, from L.L. gnomicus "concerned with maxims, didactic," from Gk. gnomikos, from gnome "thought, opinion, maxim, intelligence," from gignoskein "to come to know" (see gnostic). Eng. gnome meant "short, pithy statement of general truth" (1577).
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