GNOME

  1. Proper noun.  an open source, free software computer desktop environment for Unix operating systems.
  2. Noun.  A brief reflection or maxim; a pithy saying.
  3. 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.
  4. Noun.  (''Rosicrucianism'') The elemental being of earth.
  5. Noun.  A dwarf; a goblin; a person of small stature or misshapen features, or of strange appearance.
  6. Noun.  (zoology) A small owl (''Glaucidium gnoma'') of the Western United States.
  7. Noun.  (context, paganism) A nature spirit in Heathenry.
  8. Noun.  a small statue placed in a garden to ward off pests and protect a home from sorcery.
  9. Noun.  (astronomy, meteorology) an upper atmospheric optical phenomena associated with thunderstorms, a compact blue starter.

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