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gnomic — GNÓMIC, Ă, gnomici, ce, adj. 1. (Despre scrieri) Care cuprinde maxime, sentinţe, reflecţii, sfaturi morale. ♢ Poeţi gnomici = poeţi din Grecia (şi din Roma) antică, autori ai unor opere gnomice (1). 2. (lingv.; despre unele timpuri verbale) Care… … Dicționar Român
Gnomic — Gnom ic, Gnomical Gnom ic*al, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ?: cf. F. gnomique. See {Gnome} maxim.] Sententious; uttering or containing maxims, or striking detached thoughts; aphoristic. [1913 Webster] A city long famous as the seat of elegiac and gnomic poetry … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gnomic — index compact (pithy), pithy, sententious Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
gnomic — ► ADJECTIVE 1) in the form of short, pithy maxims or aphorisms. 2) enigmatic; ambiguous. DERIVATIVES gnomically adverb. ORIGIN from Greek gn m thought, opinion … English terms dictionary
gnomic — [nō′mik, näm′ik] adj. [Gr gnōmikos < gnōmē: see GNOME2] 1. wise and pithy; full of aphorisms 2. designating or of a writer of aphorisms … English World dictionary
Gnomic — For the poetic form, see Gnomic Poetry. For the map projection, see Gnomonic projection. In Ancient Greek, a general truth may be expressed in the present, future, or aorist tenses. This usage of these three tenses is called the gnomic (gnomic… … Wikipedia
gnomic — adjective Date: 1815 1. characterized by aphorism < gnomic utterances > 2. given to the composition of gnomic writing < a gnomic poet > … New Collegiate Dictionary
gnomic — a. pertaining to or like aphorisms; Grammar, signifying general truth. ♦ gnomist, n. writer of gnomic poetry. ♦ gnomologic, a. aphoristic. ♦ gnomology, n. gnomic writing; collection of gnomic writings … Dictionary of difficult words
gnomic — [[t]no͟ʊmɪk[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A gnomic remark is brief and seems wise but is difficult to understand. [WRITTEN] In the gnomic words of Wittgenstein, The human body is the best picture of the human soul … English dictionary
gnomic — adjective gnomic remarks are short, clever, and difficult to understand: gnomic predictions about the future of the economy gnomically / kli/ adverb … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
