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herm

1 syllable · also hermae
noun
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As a noun, herm means a rectangular pillar bearing a bust of Hermes, once used as a boundary marker and later as decoration.

Meanings of herm

3 meanings

noun

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

  2. sometimes pejorativeA hermaphrodite.

  3. A statue consisting of a squared stone pillar with a carved head (usually a bearded Hermes) on top; used in ancient Greece as a boundary marker or signpost

adjective

Abbreviation of hermaphrodite.

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

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