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SYLVAN

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A spirit that lives in or frequents the woods

Synonyms:

silvan; sylvan

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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

disembodied spirit; spirit (any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings)

 II. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Relating to or characteristic of wooded regions

Example:

a shady sylvan glade

Synonyms:

silvan; sylvan

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

wooded (covered with growing trees and bushes etc)

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