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Word: Gnome
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 17th century: from French, from modern Latin gnomus, a word used by Paracelsus as a synonym of Pygmaeus, denoting a mythical race of very small people said to inhabit parts of Ethiopia and India (compare with pygmy)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
nəʊm
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a legendary dwarfish creature supposed to guard the earth's treasures underground.
Short Definition:legendary dwarfish creature
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