Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - gnome
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Gnome
gnome
I. noun Etymology: Greek gnome, from gignoskein to know — more at know Date: 1577 maxim, aphorism II. noun Etymology: French, from New Latin gnomus Date: 1661 1. an ageless and often deformed dwarf of folklore who lives in the earth and usually guards treasure 2. an elemental being in the theory of Paracelsus that inhabits earth • ~like adjective • gnomish adjective
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1. n. 1 a a dwarfish legendary creature supposed to guard the earth's treasures underground; a goblin. b a figure of a gnome, esp. as a garden ornament. 2 (esp. in pl.) colloq. a person with sinister influence, esp. financial (gnomes of Zurich). Derivatives gnomish adj. Etymology: F f. mod.L gnomus (word invented by Paracelsus) 2. n. a maxim; an aphorism. Etymology: Gk gnome opinion f. gignosko know ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. гнома, афоризм, сентенция; поговорка 2. гном, карлик a little gnome of a man —- крохотный человечек 3. (также G.) крупный банкир; финансовый воротила, особ. в международном масштабе ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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I noun афоризм II noun 1) гном, карлик 2) jargon международный банкир Syn: see sprite GNOMIC(AL) adj. гномический, афористический ...Англо-русский словарь
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(gnomes) In children’s stories, a gnome is an imaginary creature that is like a tiny old man with a beard and pointed hat. In Britain people sometimes have small statues of gnomes in their gardens. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ n 1 a creature in children's stories like a little old man with a pointed hat who lives under the ground and guards gold, jewels etc 2 a stone or plastic figure representing one of these creatures (a garden gnome) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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gen. comp. abbr. Gnu Network Object Model Environment network. abbr. GNU Network Object Model Environment sec. abbr. Gnu Network Object Model Environment ...English abbreviation dictionary
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- 1712, from Fr. gnome, from L. gnomus, coined 16c. in a treatise by Paracelsus, who gave the name pigmaei or gnomi to elemental earth beings, possibly from Gk. *genomos "earth-dweller." Popular in children's literature 19c. as a name for red-capped Ger. and Swiss folklore dwarfs. Garden figurines first imported to England late 1860s from Germany. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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