gnome

Noun
  1. A legendary creature resembling a tiny old man;
    Lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure (synset 109564236)
    is a type of: faerie, faery, fairy, fay, sprite - a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
    subtypes:
    • nibelung - (German mythology) any of the group of dwarfs who possessed a treasure hoard that was stolen by Siegfried
    • andvari - (Norse mythology) a dwarf who possessed a treasure that was stolen by Loki
    same as: dwarf
  2. A short pithy saying expressing a general truth (synset 107168093)
    is a type of: axiom, maxim - a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits
    subtypes: murphy's law, sod's law - humorous axiom stating that anything that can go wrong will go wrong

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