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BNC: 16998 COCA: 23254

gnome

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gnome /ˈnoʊm/ noun
plural gnomes
gnome
/ˈnoʊm/
noun
plural gnomes
Learner's definition of GNOME
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in stories : a small creature who lives inside the earth and guards treasure
◊ A gnome looks like a little man and is often shown wearing a pointed hat.土地神(神话故事中居于地下守护宝藏,看上去像是一个小矮人,常戴一顶尖帽子)
: a statue that looks like a gnome and is often used outside in a garden(点缀花园的)土地神像
BNC: 16998 COCA: 23254

gnome

1 of 2

noun (1)

gnome

2 of 2

noun (2)

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
gnomelike adjective
gnomish adjective

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Greek gnōmē, from gignōskein to know — more at know

Noun (2)

French, from New Latin gnomus

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1563, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1661, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of gnome was in 1563
BNC: 16998 COCA: 23254

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