Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In ornithology: A genus of small dentirostral or turdoid oscine passerine birds, typical of the family Sylviidæ; the warblers proper.
- noun [lowercase] A warbler; a species of the genus Sylvia, or some similar bird.
- noun In entomology: A genus of dipterous insects.
- noun A genus of arachnidans.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Sylviidae — the typical warblers. - proper noun A female
given name , a popular spelling variant ofSilvia .
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Examples
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Philander, Sylvia, and Brilliard) it was not hard for the lover to steal into the longing arms of the expecting _Sylvia_; no fatigues of tedious journeys, and little voyages, had abated her fondness, or his vigour; the night was like the first, all joy!
Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister Aphra Behn 1664
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Better to call it by its traditional title, since no one else would be able to identify her mother's blue-and-white quilt with the nickname Sylvia and Claudia had given it.
The Quilter's Legacy Jennifer Chiaverini 2003
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Better to call it by its traditional title, since no one else would be able to identify her mother's blue-and-white quilt with the nickname Sylvia and Claudia had given it.
The Quilter's Legacy Jennifer Chiaverini 2003
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Better to call it by its traditional title, since no one else would be able to identify her mother's blue-and-white quilt with the nickname Sylvia and Claudia had given it.
The Quilter's Legacy Jennifer Chiaverini 2003
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Better to call it by its traditional title, since no one else would be able to identify her mother's blue-and-white quilt with the nickname Sylvia and Claudia had given it.
The Quilter's Legacy Jennifer Chiaverini 2003
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Better to call it by its traditional title, since no one else would be able to identify her mother's blue-and-white quilt with the nickname Sylvia and Claudia had given it.
The Quilter's Legacy Jennifer Chiaverini 2003
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She also had a solo hit, under the name Sylvia, in spring of 1973 with her own composition "Pillow Talk."
NYT > Home Page By JAMES C. MCKINLEY JR. 2011
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Sylvia is old, a little crude, a fair distance from fetching, and in need of an extension on her mortgage payments.
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Sylvia is old, a little crude, a fair distance from fetching, and in need of an extension on her mortgage payments.
Archive 2009-12-01 2009
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Eva's mother, Sylvia, is the tour guide, and they really do a good job on the whole Hugenot thing, and the "Berch" thing.
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