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- pronunciation:
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tihk
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
preventing or sealed to prevent the influx or escape of air; airtight.
The hermetic seal between the two panes of glass keeps air from entering between them. |
| definition 2: |
protected from external pressures or influences.
It was easy to forget about the war on this hermetic island. |
| definition 3: |
(sometimes cap.) relating to the occult sciences, esp. alchemy.
His interest extended beyond what we would call science into areas of the Hermetic Arts. |
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| derivations: |
hermetical (adj.), hermetically (adv.) |
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