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Webster 1913 Edition


Gnomology

Gno-mol′o-gy

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Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK]; [GREEK] judgment, maxim + [GREEK] discourse: cf. F.
gnomologie
.]
A collection of, or a treatise on, maxims, grave sentences, or reflections.
[Obs.]
Milton.

Webster 1828 Edition


Gnomology

GNOMOL'OGY

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Noun.
[Gr. a maxim or sentence, and discourse.]
A collection of maxims, grave sentences or reflections. [Little used.]