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English noun: gnome

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


Synonymsdwarf


Broader (hypernym)faerie, faery, fairy, fay, sprite


Narrower (hyponym)Andvari, Nibelung

2. gnome (communication) a short pithy saying expressing a general truth


Broader (hypernym)axiom, maxim


Narrower (hyponym)Murphy's Law, Sod's Law









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