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Meaning of 'sylvan' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Sylvan [ a.]
- Of or pertaining to a sylva; forestlike; hence, rural; rustic.
- Abounding in forests or in trees; woody.
- A fabled deity of the wood; a satyr; a faun; sometimes, a rustic.
2 . Sylvan [ n.]
- A liquid hydrocarbon obtained together with furfuran (tetrol) by the distillation of pine wood; -- called also methyl tetrol, or methyl furfuran.

Meaning of 'sylvan' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . sylvan [ s]
Meaning (1):
- relating to or characteristic of wooded regions
Example in sentence:
  • a shady sylvan glade

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