Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Sylvestral.
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- proper noun A male
given name used in English since the sixteenth century.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Only sometimes, when she chanced to catch sight of Lord Ruthven, she would say to herself, "Sylvester, _Sylvester!
Patty's Friends Carolyn Wells 1902
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I'm sure if you'd been listening, you could have heard me say, 'Sylvester -- _Sylvester! _'"
Patty's Friends Carolyn Wells 1902
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Nan, especially, was almost convulsed with laughter at the account Patty gave of the moonlight scene, and her tragic repetition in a stage whisper of "Sylvester, _Sylvester!
Patty's Friends Carolyn Wells 1902
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The label boss, Syd Nathan, didn't like the name Sylvester Thompson, so he changed it to Syl Johnson.
NPR Topics: News 2011
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She was even a little vexed at what she called Sylvester's "hard-heartedness."
Tales of the Argonauts Bret Harte 1869
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Sue Sylvester is the evil cheer-leading coach, and Mr. Schue is an idealistic young teacher with dreams of bringing the glee club to sectionals and inspiring the teens along the way.
GLEEks United « Giant Killer Squid - Film, Comics, News, Reviews and more 2010
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Sue Sylvester is one of the greatest things to happen to TV.
"I see the walls, and see them fall." greygirlbeast 2010
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Meanwhile Rachel Sylvester is her usual incisive self in the Times on Tuesday.
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Sue Sylvester is probably the greatest Antagonist in prime time right now.
This week's cover: Why America is falling for 'Glee' | EW.com 2009
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Her writing has been deeply influenced by place, and she mined her experiences of growing up in Sylvester as she wrote The Secret Life of Bees, her first novel.
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