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Webster 1913 Edition

Silvan

Sil′van

,
Adj.
[L.
silva
, less correctly
sylva
, a wood or grove, perh. akin to Gr.
ὕλη
; 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.

Sil′van

,
Noun.
(Old Chem.)
See
Sylvanium
.
[Obs.]

Webster 1828 Edition

Silvan

SIL'VAN

,
Adj.
[L. silva, a wood or grove, It is also written sylvan]
1.
Pertaining to a wood or grove; inhabiting woods.
2.
Woody; abounding with woods. Betwixt two rows of rocks, a silvan scene.

SIL'VAN

,
Noun.
Another name of tellurium.

Definition 2024

silvan

silvan

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Adjective

silvan ‎(comparative more silvan, superlative most silvan)

  1. pertaining to the forest, or woodlands
    • Dryden
      Betwixt two rows of rocks, a silvan scene / Appears above, and groves forever green.
  2. wooded, or covered in forest
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Etymology 2

See sylvanium.

Noun

silvan ‎(uncountable)

  1. (chemistry, obsolete) tellurium

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Etymology

From Medieval Latin sylvanus, from Latin Silvanus ‎(“god of the woods”), from silva ‎(“forest”).

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