GNOME
- Proper noun. an open source, free software computer desktop environment for Unix operating systems.
- Noun. A brief reflection or maxim; a pithy saying.
- Noun. A legendary being, supposed to be short, usually bearded men who inhabit the inner parts of the earth, and act as guardians of mines, treasure, etc.
- Noun. (''Rosicrucianism'') The elemental being of earth.
- Noun. A dwarf; a goblin; a person of small stature or misshapen features, or of strange appearance.
- Noun. (zoology) A small owl (''Glaucidium gnoma'') of the Western United States.
- Noun. (context, paganism) A nature spirit in Heathenry.
- Noun. a small statue placed in a garden to ward off pests and protect a home from sorcery.
- Noun. (astronomy, meteorology) an upper atmospheric optical phenomena associated with thunderstorms, a compact blue starter.
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