Meaning & use
hermetic
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Completely sealed so as to be airtight, or isolated and self-contained.
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The samples were stored in a hermetic container to prevent contamination.
He lived a hermetic existence, rarely leaving his study or seeing other people.
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Hermetic derives from Hermes Trismegistus, a legendary figure linked to alchemy, whose secret, sealed knowledge gave rise to the word's sense of being closed off.
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