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silvan |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Silvan \Sil"van\, a. [L. silva, less correctly sylva, a wood or grove, perh. akin to Gr "y`lh; cf L. Silvanus Silvanus the god of woods: cf F. sylvain silvan. Cf {Savage}.] Of or pertaining to woods; composed of woods or groves; woody. [Written also {sylvan}.] Betwixt two rows of rocks, a silvan scene Appears above, and groves forever green. --Dryden. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Silvan \Sil"van\, n. (Old Chem.) See {Sylvanium}. [Obs.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: silvan adj : relating to or characteristic of wooded regions; "a shady sylvan glade" [syn: {sylvan}] n : a spirit that lives in or frequents the woods [syn: {sylvan}]
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