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GNOMIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Relating to or containing gnomes
Example:
gnomic verse
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
gnome (a short pithy saying expressing a general truth)
Derivation:
gnome (a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure)