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herm

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Etymology 1 edit

From Hermes.

Noun edit

herm (plural herms)

  1. A rectangular pillar bearing a bust of Hermes, once used as a boundary marker and later as decoration.[1]
Synonyms edit
  • (rectangular pillar): herma
Translations edit

Etymology 2 edit

From hermaphrodite, from Hermaphroditus, originally a male Aphrodite (Aphroditus) and represented as a hermaphrodite.[2]

Adjective edit

herm (not comparable)

  1. Abbreviation of hermaphrodite.

Noun edit

herm (plural herms)

  1. (sometimes derogatory) A hermaphrodite.
Related terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Dictionary of Greek and Roman antiquities; p. 602
  2. ^ Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology; p. 408

Anagrams edit

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