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

gnomic

adjective

/ˈnəʊmɪk/

/ˈnəʊmɪk/

(formal)

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(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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