Gnomology

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Gnomology \Gno*mol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ?; ? judgment, maxim + ?
     discourse: cf. F. gnomologie.]
     A collection of, or a treatise on, maxims, grave sentences,
     or reflections. [Obs.] --Milton.
     [1913 Webster]