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gnomic Definition

gno·mic (mik, nämik)

adjective

  1. wise and pithy; full of aphorisms
  2. designating or of a writer of aphorisms

Etymology: Gr gnōmikos < gnōmē: see gnome

gnomic Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • utterance: Another was the eagle motif with the gnomic utterance ' Free enterprise works ' .
  • remark: She just sat in silence, occasionally throwing out gnomic remarks I didn't understand.
  • statement: This ( perhaps deliberately ) gnomic statement obscures the vexed question of the epistemological role of literary works qua literary works.

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