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Sylph

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Noun

1. sylph

a slender graceful young woman

2. sylph

an elemental being believed to inhabit the air

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Sylph

see synonyms of sylph
noun
1. 
a slender graceful girl or young woman
2. 
any of a class of imaginary beings assumed to inhabit the air
. Also (rare): sylphid

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Sylph

see synonyms of sylph
noun
1. 
in Paracelsus's alchemical system, any of a class of mortal, soulless beings supposed to inhabit the air
2. 
a slender, graceful woman or girl

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Sylph

see synonyms of sylph
n.
1. A slim, graceful woman or girl.
2. In the occult philosophy of Paracelsus, a being that has air as its element.

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