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herm

UK/ˈhɜːm/ US/ˈhɜɹm/ uncommon

noun

1.

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

Origin

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

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