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| her·met·ic [ hər méttik ] or her·met·i·cal [ hər méttik'l ] |
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1. airtight: so tightly or perfectly fitting as to exclude the passage of air
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2. protected from outside influence: protected from or preventing any outside interference or influence
  lead a solitary, hermetic existence
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3. hard to understand: obscure and difficult for outsiders to understand
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4. involving alchemy or magic: associated with alchemy or magic
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| [Mid-17th century. < modern Latin hermeticus<Hermes Trismegistus] |
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| her·met·i·cal·ly adverb |
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