gnomology

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek γνωμολογία (gnōmología) from γνώμη (gnṓmē, “judgement, maxim”) + -λογία (-logía, “study”) (from λέγω (légō, “gather, pick up”), see anthology). Compare French gnomologie. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nəʊˈmɒləd͡ʒi/ === Noun === gnomology (plural gnomologies) (obsolete) A collection of, or a treatise on, maxims, grave sentences, or reflections. ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “gnomology”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.