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silva

sil·va
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [sil-vuh]
    • /ˈsɪl və/
    • /ˈsɪl.və/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sil-vuh]
    • /ˈsɪl və/

Definitions of silva word

  • noun silva the forest trees of a particular area. 1
  • noun silva a descriptive flora of forest trees. 1
  • noun silva the forest trees of a certain area 0
  • noun silva a book or treatise describing the trees of a certain area 0

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Origin of silva

First appearance:

before 1840
One of the 33% newest English words
1840-50; < New Latin, special use of Latin silva woodland

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Silva

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

silva popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

silva usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for silva

noun silva

  • boscage — a mass of trees and shrubs; thicket
  • bosk — a small wood of bushes and small trees
  • woods — the hard, fibrous substance composing most of the stem and branches of a tree or shrub, and lying beneath the bark; the xylem.

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