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herm.

A rectangular pillar bearing a bust of Hermes, once used as a boundary marker and later as decoration.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈhɜːm/Received-Pronunciation/ˈhɜɹm/General-American
  1. A rectangular pillar bearing a bust of Hermes, once used as a boundary marker and later as decoration.

Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin Herma, a Latinization of Hermēs, from Ancient Greek Ἑρμῆς (Hermês).

adj/ˈhɜːm/Received-Pronunciation/ˈhɜɹm/General-American
  1. Clipping of hermaphrodite.

    abbreviation · alt-of · clipping · not-comparable
noun/ˈhɜːm/Received-Pronunciation/ˈhɜɹm/General-American
  1. Clipping of hermaphrodite.

    abbreviation · alt-of · clipping
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