-gnomy

noun combining form

-gno·​my

gnəmē,

-mi

plural -es

: science, art, or means of judging

pathognomy

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin -gnomia, from Greek -gnōmia, alteration of -gnōmonia, from gnōmon-, gnōmōn interpreter, discerner + -ia -y

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