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Word: Gnomic
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
early 19th century: from Greek gnōmikos (perhaps via French gnomique), from gnōmē ‘thought, judgement’, (plural) gnōmai ‘sayings, maxims’, related to gignōskein ‘know’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈnəʊmɪk
Dialects: British English
Definition:
expressed in or of the nature of short, pithy maxims or aphorisms
Short Definition:expressed in or of nature of short, pithy maxims or aphorisms
Examples:- that most gnomic form, the aphorism
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