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sylvan

or ²õ¾±±ô·±¹²¹²Ô

[ sil-vuhn ]

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or inhabiting the woods.
  2. consisting of or abounding in woods or trees; wooded; woody:

    a shady, sylvan glade.

  3. made of trees, branches, boughs, etc.


noun

  1. a person dwelling in a woodland region.
  2. a mythical deity or spirit of the woods.

sylvan

/ ˈ²õɪ±ô±¹É™²Ô /

adjective

  1. of, characteristic of, or consisting of woods or forests
  2. living or located in woods or forests
  3. idyllically rural or rustic
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. an inhabitant of the woods, esp a spirit
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of sylvan1

1555–65; < Latin ²õ²â±ô±¹Äå²Ô³Ü²õ, spelling variant of ²õ¾±±ô±¹Äå²Ô³Ü²õ, equivalent to silv ( a ) forest + -Äå²Ô³Ü²õ -an
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of sylvan1

C16: from Latin ²õ¾±±ô±¹Äå²Ô³Ü²õ, from silva forest
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The sylvan glade romanticism of “Emeralds,†the electric energy of “Rubies,†the glittering imperial court of “Diamonds.â€

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Are you up for another sylvan frolic, courtesy of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine?

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Its august and influential members frolic each year in the sylvan Bohemian Grove.

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Because you do not go to an airport to shop, dine or wander through a sylvan landscape, that’s why.

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The sylvan property set on a 2,600-acre nature preserve has been hosting the tribute since 1988, a year after the movie’s release.

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