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Definition of gnomic adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

gnomic

adjective
 
/ˈnəʊmɪk/
 
/ˈnəʊmɪk/
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  1. (of a person or a remark) clever and wise but sometimes difficult to understand
    Word Originearly 19th cent.: from Greek gnōmikos (perhaps via French gnomique), from gnōmē ‘thought, judgement’, (plural) gnōmai ‘sayings, maxims’, related to gignōskein ‘know’.
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