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| gnome | |
| 1. n. A brief reflection or maxim; a pithy saying. |  |
| 2. n. (magic, alchemy, Rosicrucianism) An elemental (spirit or corporeal creature associated with a classical element) associated with earth. | |
| 3. n. (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 min | |
| 4. n. A dwarf; a goblin; a person of small stature or misshapen features, or of strange appearance. | |
| 5. n. The northern pygmy owl, , a small owl of the western United States. | |
| 6. n. A small statue of a dwarf-like character, often bearded, placed in a garden. | |
| 7. n. (astronomy, meteorology) An upper atmospheric optical phenomenon associated with thunderstorms, a compact blue starter. | |
| 8. n. (often, derogatory) A banker, especially a secretive international one. | |
| the gnomes of Zurich | |
