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gnomology

/nəʊˈmɒləd͡ʒi/

gnomology noun: a collection of, or a treatise on, maxims, grave sentences, or reflections.

Noun

gnomology (plural gnomologies)

  1. (obsolete) A collection of, or a treatise on, maxims, grave sentences, or reflections.
    • wisest men have also taught in their ethical precepts and Gnomologies1645 March 14 (Gregorian calendar), John Milton, Tetrachordon: Expositions upon the Foure Chief Places in Scripture, which Treat of Mariage, or Nullities in Mariage. […], London: [s.n.], →OCLC

gnomology meaning in Bengali

gnomology in Bengali

উদ্ধৃতি, বাণীর সংকলন

Forms of gnomology

pluralgnomologies

Origin of gnomology

From Ancient Greek γνωμολογία (gnōmología) from γνώμη (gnṓmē, “judgement, maxim”) + -λογία (-logía, “study”) (from λέγω (légō, “gather, pick up”), see anthology). Compare French gnomologie.

Words formed from gnomology

Questions about gnomology

What does gnomology mean?
Gnomology means a collection of, or a treatise on, maxims, grave sentences, or reflections.
What is gnomology in Bengali?
Gnomology in Bengali is উদ্ধৃতি, বাণীর সংকলন. See Gnomology meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is gnomology?
Gnomology is a noun.
How do you pronounce gnomology?
Gnomology is pronounced /nəʊˈmɒləd͡ʒi/.
What is the plural of gnomology?
The plural of gnomology is gnomologies.

Words near gnomology in the dictionary

  1. gnomologic
  2. gnomological
  3. gnomologies
  4. gnomologist
  5. gnomologists
  6. gnomology
  7. gnomometry
  8. gnomon
  9. gnomoniaceous
  10. gnomonic
  11. gnomonic projection

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Adapted from Wiktionary: gnomology (page history and authors); gnomology (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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