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1. (n.) herm
a monument consisting of a four-sided shaft tapering inward from top to bottom and bearing a head or bust.

Etymology: (1570–80; < L hermēs < Gk hermês statue of Hermes)

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1. (noun) herm
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

'herm' - Nearby Entries
herm hermes hermetic hermetically hermissenda hermissenda crassicornis hermitage

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