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gno⋅mic

1  [noh-mik, nom-ik]
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–adjective
of, pertaining to, or resembling a gnome.
Origin:
1805–15; gnome 1 + -ic

gno⋅mic

2  [noh-mik, nom-ik]
–adjective
1. like or containing gnomes or aphorisms.
2. of, pertaining to, or noting a writer of aphorisms, esp. any of certain Greek poets.
Also, gno⋅mi⋅cal.

Origin:
1805–15; < Gk gnōmikós. See gnome 2 , -ic

Related forms:
gno⋅mi⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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gno·mic   (nō'mĭk)   
adj.  Marked by aphorisms; aphoristic: gnomic verse; a gnomic style.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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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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