English Explanatory Dictionary

Sylvester

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A male given name from Latin used in English since the sixteenth century.
  2. A surname.
  3. A community in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  4. A city, the county seat of Worth County, Georgia, United States.
  5. An unincorporated community in Fisher County, Texas, United States.
  6. A small town in Boone County, West Virginia, United States.
  7. A town in Green County, Wisconsin, United States.
noun
  1. A ratchet device for pulling out pit props.

Pronunciation

/sɪlˈvɛstɚ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Sylvester.wav

Word forms

Sylvester sylvesters

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sylvester (“woody, rural”) from silva (“wood”); name of a saint whose feast day falls on December 31.

Synonyms

nanny

Related words

Sylvestrine sylph sylvan Silvia Sylvia

Derived words

Sylvester equation Sylvester-Gallai theorem Sylvester's criterion Sylvester's formula Sylvester's theorem
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