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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
silvan
    adj 1: relating to or characteristic of wooded regions; "a shady
           sylvan glade" [syn: sylvan, silvan]
    n 1: a spirit that lives in or frequents the woods [syn:
         sylvan, silvan]
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Silvan \Sil"van\, n. (Old Chem.)
   See Sylvanium. [Obs.]
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Silvan \Sil"van\, a. [L. silva, less correctly sylva, a wood or
   grove, perh. akin to Gr. "y`lh; 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.]
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         Betwixt two rows of rocks, a silvan scene
         Appears above, and groves forever green. --Dryden.
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