The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
gnome
(noun) a short pithy saying expressing a general truth
gnome, dwarf
(noun) a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure
Source: WordNet® 3.1
gnome (plural gnomai or gnomes)
A brief reflection or maxim; a pithy saying.
Synonyms: adage, apothegm, maxim, paroemia, proverb, sententia
gnome (plural gnomes)
(magic, alchemy, Rosicrucianism) An elemental (spirit or corporeal creature associated with a classical element) associated with earth.
(mythology, fantasy literature) One of a legendary race of human-like beings, usually imagined as short and possibly bearded males, who inhabit the inner parts of the earth and act as guardians of mines, mineral treasure, etc.; in modern fantasy literature, when distinguished from dwarves, gnomes are usually even smaller than dwarves and more focussed on engineering than mining.
A dwarf; a goblin; a person of small stature or misshapen features, or of strange appearance.
The northern pygmy owl, Glaucidium gnoma, a small owl of the western United States.
A small statue of a dwarf-like character, often bearded, placed in a garden.
(astronomy, meteorology) An upper atmospheric optical phenomenon associated with thunderstorms, a compact blue starter.
(often, derogatory) A banker, especially a secretive international one.
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Originally an acronym for GNU Network Object Model Environment, but this meaning is now officially deprecated.
GNOME
an open source, free software computer desktop environment for Unix operating systems.
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Source: Wiktionary
Gnome, n. Etym: [F. gnome, prob. fr. Gr. i. e., of the treasures in the inner parts of the earth, or fr. Know.]
1. An imaginary being, supposed by the Rosicrucians to inhabit the inner parts of the earth, and to be the guardian of mines, quarries, etc.
2. A dwarf; a goblin; a person of small stature or misshapen features, or of strange appearance.
3. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A small owl (Glaucidium gnoma) of the Western United States.
4. Etym: [Gr.
Definition: A brief reflection or maxim. Peacham.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.