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(er′ə mīt′)

noun

a religious recluse; hermit

Origin: ME < OFr or LL; OFr ermite, hermite: see hermit

Related Forms:

eremitic adjective or eremitical

See eremite in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A recluse or hermit, especially a religious recluse.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Late Latin erēmīta; see hermit

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Related Forms:

erˌe·mitˈic (-mĭtˈĭk), erˌe·mitˈi·cal adjective

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