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gnomes
We have found lemma(root) word of gnomes : gnome.
Definitions
[nəʊm], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a legendary dwarfish creature supposed to guard the earth's treasures underground
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Origin
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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)
[ˈnəʊmiː], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a short statement encapsulating a general truth; a maxim
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Origin
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late 16th century: from Greek gnōmē ‘thought, opinion’ (related to gignōskein ‘know’)
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