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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 gnome /ˈnom/
 格言,箴言,侏儒,土地神

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Gnome n.
 1. An imaginary being, supposed by the Rosicrucians to inhabit the inner parts of the earth, and to be the guardian of mines, quarries, etc.
 2. A dwarf; a goblin; a person of small stature or misshapen features, or of strange appearance.
 3. Zool. A small owl (Glaucidium gnoma) of the Western United States.
 4.  A brief reflection or maxim.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 gnome
      n 1: a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the
           depths of the earth and guards buried treasure [syn: dwarf]
      2: a short pithy saying expressing a general truth