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Definition of Herm
1. Noun. 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.
Generic synonyms: Statue
Definition of Herm
1. Proper noun. The smallest of the Channel Islands. ¹
2. Noun. A rectangular pillar bearing a bust of Hermes, once used as a boundary marker and later as decoration.[ ''Dictionary of Greek and Roman antiquities''; p. 602] ¹
3. Abbreviation. (abbreviation of hermaphrodite) ¹
4. Noun. (sometimes pejorative) A hermaphrodite. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Herm
1. a type of statue [n -S] - See also: statue