gnomique

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek γνωμικός (gnōmikós).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɲɔ.mik/
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Adjective

gnomique (plural gnomiques)

gnomic
(linguistics) gnomic (expressing general truths or aphorisms)
le présent gnomique, le présent de vérité générale ― the gnomic present, the present of general truth

Further reading

“gnomique”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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