/ 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.
/ 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. 2005