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Noun Concept
Categories: Rhetoric, Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica with Wikisource reference, Rhetoric stubs, Noindexed articles
EN
gnome
EN
A short pithy saying expressing a general truth WordNet 3.0
English:
rhetoric
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A short pithy saying expressing a general truth WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
A gnome is a type of saying, especially an aphorism or a maxim, designed to provide instruction in a compact form. Wikipedia
Saying or maxim providing instruction in compact form Wikipedia Disambiguation
Aphorism or a maxim designed to provide instruction in a compact form Wikidata
A brief reflection or maxim; a pithy saying. Wiktionary
IS A
maxim
Rhetorical device
saying
PART OF
NL
gnomische vormen
HAS KIND
Murphy's Law
DESCRIBED BY SOURCE
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Paulys Realenzyklopädie der klassischen Altertumswissenschaft
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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gnome
Wikipedia
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gnome (rhetoric)
Wikidata
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gnome
Wiktionary
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gnome

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