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Sylvester

Noun CEFR B2
sɪlˈvɛstɚ

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Españolsilvestre
FrançaisSylvestre
DeutschSilvester
12 more languages
العربيةسيلفسترسيلفيستر
CatalàSilvestre
ČeštinaSilvestr
ΕλληνικάΣυλβέστρος
EestiSilver
עבריתסילבסטר
MagyarSzilveszter
日本語シルヴェスター
Polskisylwester
PortuguêsSilvestre
РусскийСильве́стр
Tiếng ViệtSylvestrô

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

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

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