characterized by aphorisms, aphoristic; of or pertaining to gnomes, of or pertaining to goblins
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Gnomic Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Alt. of Gnomical
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutAlt. of Gnomical
gnomic
\gnom"ic\ (?), gnomical \gnom"ic*al\ (?), ] a. [gr. &?;, fr. &?;: cf. f. gnomique. see gnome maxim.] sententious; uttering or containing maxims, or striking detached thoughts; aphoristic. a city long famous as the seat of elegiac and gnomic poetry. r. lewes.
gnomic
poets, greek poets, as theognis and solon, of the sixth century b. c., whose writings consist of short sententious precepts and reflections.
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gnomic poets
Adjective
1. relating to or containing gnomes; "gnomic verse"
(pertainym) gnome
Gnomic Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Gnomic may refer to:
- Gnomic tense, a tense expressing a general truth
- Gnomic will, a concept in Eastern Orthodox theology
- Gnomic poetry, a poetic form
- A Gnome (rhetoric) or gnomic saying
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