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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A ratchet device for pulling out pit props. historical

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A male given name from Latin used in English since the sixteenth century.
2. 2
   A surname.
3. 3
   A community in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
4. 4
   A city, the county seat of Worth County, Georgia, United States.
5. 5
   An unincorporated community in Fisher County, Texas, United States.

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6. 6
   A small town in Boone County, West Virginia, United States.
7. 7
   A town in Green County, Wisconsin, United States.

Synonyms

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nanny

Example

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"There are many teachers in the city of Sylvester."

Etymology

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

Related phrases

Sylvester equationSylvester's criterionSylvester's formulaSylvester's theoremSylvester-Gallai theoremboone countycounty seatfisher countygreen countynova scotiapictou countywest virginia

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