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SYLPH

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An elemental being believed to inhabit the air

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("sylph" is a kind of...):

imaginary being; imaginary creature (a creature of the imagination; a person that exists only in legends or myths or fiction)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A slender graceful young woman

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("sylph" is a kind of...):

adult female; woman (an adult female person (as opposed to a man))

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