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Sylvanus   /sˈɪlvənɪs/   Listen
Sylvanus

noun
1.
(Roman mythology) god of woods and fields and flocks; Pan is the Greek counterpart.  Synonym: Silvanus.






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"Sylvanus" Quotes from Famous Books



... and the History of Words are especially worthy of notice. Mr. Waller's papers upon Christian Iconography promise to be of the highest value. A new career of usefulness and honour has been opened up to Sylvanus Urban, who seems determined to merit the addition lately made to his title, and to become what is really a desideratum in English Literature—a good ...
— Notes & Queries 1850.02.09 • Various

... of Literature;" a thick duodecimo, habited in a flesh-coloured wrapper, and retaining in its print and pages, the quaintness which characterized "the good old days" of the "Universal Magazine;" and which still clings, though somewhat modified, to the patriarchal pages of Sylvanus Urban. The matter was in accordance with the manner—a medley of prosing articles, from the titles of which we might select, as indicative of their style, "Ode to Despair;" "Topographical Description of Paris;" "The Sailor;" more ...
— The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction - Volume 14, No. 396, Saturday, October 31, 1829. • Various



Words linked to "Sylvanus" :   Roman mythology, Roman deity, Silvanus



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