American English pronunciation

How to pronounce herm

IPA transcription: ['hɚm]

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['hɚm]

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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

Usage examples

  • It occurs in hydrothermally altered dolomite and marble.
  • Home weather stations include hygrometers, thermometers, barographs, and barometers.
  • Many of his books incorporate the dialects of his subjects: peasants, fishermen and farmers.
  • Tone furthermore plays a role in verb conjugation.
  • Mead's book was a collection of fragments of an almost forgotten religion: Hermetism.
  • Hermitage is known for its Future Farmers of America program.
  • Another modern expression of this idea is that "All diathermal walls are equivalent".
  • Furthermore, there are classifications that relate the size of the eventuality to memory recollection.
  • It is a hermaphroditic fluke that requires two intermediate hosts.
  • Forde appeared as Herman in two episodes of the sitcom "Please Sir!".