SYLVAN


Meaning of SYLVAN in English

/ ˈsɪlvən; NAmE / adjective

( literary ) connected with forests and trees

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 16th cent. (as a noun denoting an inhabitant of the woods): from French sylvain or Latin Silvanus woodland deity, from silva a wood.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.