gnomic
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Gnomic
is always a great word to know.
So is lollapalooza. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
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gnomic or gnomical (ˈnəʊmɪk, ˈnɒm-) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | consisting of, containing, or relating to gnomes or aphorisms |
| 2. | of or relating to a writer of such sayings |
| gnomical or gnomical | |
| —adj | |
| 'gnomically or gnomical | |
| —adv | |
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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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Example sentences
The more gnomic their pronouncements, the more they seemed to the impressionable to be deeply wise and romantic.
They function as a gnomic clue that what you are seeing is intentional, while discouraging further conversation or inquiry.
The ephemeral is not the same thing as the irreducibly private, the comprehensively gnomic.
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