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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 | ||
| Synonyms | dwarf | ||
| 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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