"short, pithy statement of general truth," 1570s, from Greek gnome "judgment, opinion; maxim, the opinion of wise men" (see gnomic).

"dwarf-like earth-dwelling spirit," 1712, from French gnome (16c.), from Medieval Latin gnomus, used 16c. in a treatise by Paracelsus, who gave the name pigmaei or gnomi to elemental earth b [..]

Porcelain human-shaped decorations for gardens

Acronym for GNU Network Object Model Environment. (Pronounced guh-nome.) GNOME is part of the GNU project and part of the free software, or open source, movement. GNOME is a Windows-like desktop syste [..]

A species of X-windowing system that manages your desktop Originally it meant GNOME (Gnu Network Object Model Environment) but the current project has wandered so it now has little to do with networki [..]

The GNU network object model environment is a popular free window manager (and much more -- as its name touts, it is more of a desktop environment) that runs under X-Windows. It is a part of the GNU p [..]

(n) a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure(n) a short pithy saying expressing a general truth

General NOAA Oil Modeling Environment

  GNU Network Object Model Environment - GNU Network Object Model Environment (GNOME) project is an international effort to create an easy-to-use computer desktop environment built entirely from softw [..]

A brief reflection or maxim; a pithy saying. * '''1996''', , Giorgio A. Pinton, Arthur W. Shippee (translators), ''The Art of Rhetoric'', [1711-1741, Giambattista Vico, ''Institutiones Oratoriae''] [..]

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