How to pronounce “gnome”

Meaning

• [Noun]
• (magic, alchemy, Rosicrucianism) An elemental (spirit or corporeal creature associated with a classical element) associated with earth.
• (mythology, fantasy) One of a race of imaginary human-like beings, usually depicted as short and typically bearded males, who inhabit the inner parts of the earth and act as guardians of mines, mineral treasure, etc.; in modern fantasy literature and games, when distinguished from dwarves, gnomes are usually smaller than dwarves and more focused on engineering than mining.
• (informal, derogatory) A person of a small stature or misshapen features, or of a strange appearance.
• The mountain pygmy owl, Glaucidium gnoma, a small owl of the western United States.
• A small statue of a dwarf-like character, often bearded, placed in a garden.
• (astronomy, meteorology) An upper atmospheric optical phenomenon associated with thunderstorms, a compact blue starter.
• (often derogatory) A banker, especially a secretive international one.

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Similar Sounds

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