Maine Educational Talent Search

Word of the day – sylvan

Posted on May 27, 2020 by steven.visco

For the next few weeks, METS will be posting a word of the day. Some will be in the SAT prep vein, others will be college-related words you may have heard, and not completely understood.

Today’s word is: sylvan

adjective

of, relating to, or inhabiting the woods.
consisting of or abounding in woods or trees; wooded; woody:a shady, sylvan glade.
made of trees, branches, boughs, etc.

noun

a person dwelling in a woodland region.
a mythical deity or spirit of the woods.

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