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Definition of: herma
(hûr′mə) noun plural ·mae (-mē) or ·mai (-mī)
In ancient Greece, a rough square stone, broader at the base than above, with a sculptured head of Hermes or some other deity on the top, placed in front of houses and to mark boundaries of estates, streets, etc.; also, such a stone with the head of a mortal. [<L <Gk. Hermēs Hermes]
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