adj, name, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

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

   "herma"

2. 2
   Clipping of hermaphrodite. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
3. 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 wordnet

Adjective

1. 1
   Clipping of hermaphrodite. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, not-comparable

Proper Noun

1. 1
   One of the Channel Islands and part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey.
2. 2
   A commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in south-western France.

Synonyms

All synonyms

herma

Example

More examples

"Hey Marie, do all French people have Hermés and Louis Vuitton?"

Etymology

Etymology 1

Perhaps from Old Norse armr (“arm”), because of its shape.

Etymology 2

From Hermes.

Related phrases

channel islands

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