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hermai (ˈhɜːmaɪ) 

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plural noun

  1. of herma

herm (hɜːm Pronunciation for herm )  or herma (ˈhɜːmə Pronunciation for herma ) 

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noun

Word forms:   plural herms, hermae  (ˈhɜːmiː Pronunciation for )  hermai  (ˈhɜːmaɪ Pronunciation for ) 
  1. (in ancient Greece) a stone head of Hermes surmounting a square stone pillar

Word Origin

C16: from Latin herma, from Greek hermēsHermes1

herma (ˈhɜːmə) 

Definitions

noun

Word forms:   plural hermae, hermai
  1. (Greek history) = herm

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