silvani

Sil·va·nus

[sil-vey-nuhs]
noun, plural Sil·va·ni [-nahy] , for 2. Roman Religion.
1.
the god of forests and uncultivated land, later worshiped under three aspects, as the protector of the house, of the herds, and of the boundaries of the farm.
2.
( lowercase ) any of a number of forest spirits, identified with fauns.
Also, Sylvanus.


Origin:
< Latin; see sylvan

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Silvanus or Sylvanus (sɪlˈveɪnəs) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
Roman myth Greek counterpart: Pan the Roman god of woodlands, fields, and flocks
 
[Latin: from silva woodland]
 
Sylvanus or Sylvanus
 
n
 
[Latin: from silva woodland]

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Silvani is always a great word to know.
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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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