Gnomological is an adjective relating to gnomes or to the study of gnomic or gnomic-sounding statements; in scholarly use it pertains to the science or taxonomy of fantasy folklore or impossible statements, or to the characteristics of gnomic literature. The term appears in specialized discussions about folklore, mythography, and the classification of seemingly paradoxical or oracle-like pronouncements in literature. It is a precise, rarely used descriptor in academic folklore, taxonomy, and literary analysis.
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