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English
Etymology 1
See sylvan.
Adjective
silvan (comparative more silvan, superlative most silvan)
- Alternative spelling of sylvan.
1806, Virgil, “Æneis, Book I”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil, Translated into English Verse A New Edition; with Remarks on the “Corrections” of Dr. Carey, new edition, volume II, London: Printed for J. Johnson , →OCLC, lines 231–234:Broke by the jutting land, on either side, / In double streams the briny waters glide, / Betwixt two rows of rocks: a silvan scene / Appears above, and groves for ever green: […]
1853 July, [Benson John Lossing], “Sketches on the Upper Mississippi”, in Harper’s New Monthly Magazine, volume VII, number XXXVIII, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, publishers, 329 & 331 Pearl Street, Franklin Square, →OCLC, page 182, column 2:We were now within the boundaries of Minnesota, and this prairie was yet the habitation of Wapasha (Red Leaf) and his Sioux band. I never beheld a more charming silvan picture than this prairie presented; […]
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Etymology 2
See sylvanium.
Noun
silvan (uncountable)
- (chemistry, obsolete) tellurium
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