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How to pronounce gnome in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms dwarf
Type of sprite, faerie, faery, fairy, fay
Has types andvari, nibelung
Derivation gnomic
Type Words
Type of maxim, axiom
Has types murphy's law, sod's law

Examples of gnome

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Kids will get a kick out of the gnome-fu fighting and lawnmower racing and such.
From the thenewstribune.com
It's love at first sight, but their romance throws both gnome domains into chaos.
From the washingtonpost.com
The Creacher has fallen under the spell of a gnome until his debt is paid back.
From the charlotteobserver.com
A reproduction garden gnome inhabits one, three small tin pink flamingos another.
From the post-gazette.com
The last releases of Debian Mint were on September 17, 2011 for GNOME 3 and Xfce.
From the en.wikipedia.org
He was small and weaselly, a garden gnome with a foot that never stopped tapping.
From the guardian.co.uk
What becomes of a garden gnome hurled in fury at a car during a stormy breakup?
From the nzherald.co.nz
Numerous players took their hands and gave the bearded garden gnome a good tickle.
From the pe.com
Another entails rescuing a gnome from the roof of his cottage, where he got stuck.
From the sciencedaily.com
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  • A legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure
  • A short pithy saying expressing a general truth
  • A gnome /u02C8nou028Am/ is a diminutive spirit in Renaissance magic and alchemy, first introduced by Paracelsus in the 16th century and later adopted by more recent authors including those of modern fantasy literature. Its characteristics have been reinterpreted to suit the needs of various story tellers, but it is typically said to be a small humanoid that lives underground.
  • A gnome is a diminutive chthonic spirit in Renaissance magic and alchemy, first introduced by Paracelsus and later adopted by more recent authors including those of modern fantasy literature. ...
  • Gnome et Rhu00F4ne was a major French aircraft engine manufacturer. Between 1914 and 1918 they produced 25,000 of their 9-cylinder Delta and Le Rhu00F4ne 110u00A0hp (81u00A0kW) rotary designs, while another 75,000 were produced by various licensees, powering the majority of aircraft in the first half of the war on both sides of the conflict...
  • The Elementals are a fictional team of superheroes published by DC Comics. They first appeared in Super Friends #14 (October 1978), and were created by E. Nelson Bridwell and Ramona Fradon.
  • In the Dragonlance setting of novels and role-playing games created by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, gnomes are a fictional humanoid race. The gnomes of Dragonlance (minoi, pronounced [minoj]) are sometimes called tinker gnomes
  • In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, gnomes are one of the core races available for play as player characters . Some speculate that they are closely related to dwarves; however, gnomes are more tolerant of other races and of magic, and are skilled with illusions . ...
  • A brief reflection or maxim; a pithy saying