Gnome
Gnome noun - An imaginary being usually having a small human form and magical powers.
Usage example: in Europe, gnomes are thought to guard underground treasure, so that may be why statues of them are commonly placed in gardens
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Synonyms for Gnome
Troll is a synonym for gnome in dwarf topic. In some cases you can use "Troll" instead a noun "Gnome", when it comes to topics like goblin. popular alternative
Nearby Word: gnomish
Troll
Troll noun - An imaginary being usually having a small human form and magical powers.
Usage example: “The Three Billy Goats Gruff,” is the story of three goats trying to cross a bridge guarded by a nasty troll living beneath it
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Synonyms for Troll
Gnome is a synonym for troll in dwarf topic. You can use "Gnome" instead a noun "Troll", if it concerns topics such as elf, goblin. popular alternative
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- It's only mentioned briefly as being a huge war where the rebel Druids and the race of Man fought the Druids and the other races (Elf, Dwarf, Gnome and Troll).
- There are a few examples of hybrids in Terry Brooks's Shannara books (the Urda, for example, are Troll/Gnome hybrids).
Source: Mixed Ancestry - The Ohmsfords are all Men with some Elf in them, there's an entire tribe (the Urdas) of Gnome/Troll halfbreeds, and other combinations are often mentioned, without there seeming to be any real taboo about it.
Source: Literature / Shannara
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