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A gnome is a creature characterized by its extremely small size and
subterranean free lifestyle.
The word gnome is derived from the New Latin gnomus. It is often claimed
to descend from the Greek gnosis, "knowledge", but more likely comes from
genomos "earth-dweller", in which case the omission of e is, as the OED
calls it, a blunder. It is also possible that Paracelsus simply made the
word up.
Gnomes are usually about 5 centimeters (2 inches) tall and wear red hats.
There are many types of gnomes including lawn gnomes, garden gnomes, and
Siberian gnomes.
Paracelsus includes gnomes in his list of elementals, as earth elementals.
He describes them as two span high, and very taciturn.C.S. Lewis, The
Discarded Image, p135 ISBN 0-521-47735-2
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Year of the Gnome
Yours Gnomefully, Vol. 1
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