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gnomology.

A collection of, or a treatise on, maxims, grave sentences, or reflections.

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Meaning & usage

noun/nəʊˈmɒləd͡ʒi/
  1. A collection of, or a treatise on, maxims, grave sentences, or reflections.

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Where this word comes from

From Ancient Greek γνωμολογία (gnōmología) from γνώμη (gnṓmē, “judgement, maxim”) + -λογία (-logía, “study”) (from λέγω (légō, “gather, pick up”), see anthology). Compare French gnomologie.

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