HERM

herm

(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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Proper noun

Herm

one of the Channel Islands and part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey

a commune in the Landes department in Aquitaine in south-western France

Anagrams

• Mehr, Rehm, Rhem

Etymology 1

Noun

herm (plural herms)

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

Synonyms

• (rectangular pillar): herma

Etymology 2

Adjective

herm (not comparable)

Abbreviation of hermaphrodite.

Noun

herm (plural herms)

(sometimes pejorative) A hermaphrodite.

Anagrams

• Mehr, Rehm, Rhem

Source: Wiktionary



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DETENTION

(noun) a state of being confined (usually for a short time); “his detention was politically motivated”; “the prisoner is on hold”; “he is in the custody of police”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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