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GNOMIC
gnomic
(adjective) relating to or containing gnomes; “gnomic verse”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
gnomic (comparative more gnomic, superlative most gnomic)
Of, or relating to gnomes (sententious sayings).
• G. R. Lewes
(of a saying or aphorism) Mysterious and often incomprehensible yet seemingly wise.
(grammar) Expressing general truths or aphorisms.
Anagrams
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Source: Wiktionary
Gnom"ic, Gnom"ic*al, a. Etym: [Gr. gnomique. See Gnome maxim.]
Definition: Sententious; uttering or containing maxims, or striking detached thoughts; aphoristic. A city long famous as the seat of elegiac and gnomic poetry. G. 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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