Sylvester

Sylvester
noun /sɪlˈvɛstɚ/
a) used in English since the sixteenth century.
b) A fictional anthropomorphic cat who is a character of and , whose full name is Sylvester J. Pussycat, Sr., and who usually stars the role of antagonist of Tweety.

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  • Sylvester I —     Pope St. Sylvester I (314 335)     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope St. Sylvester I (314 335)     Date of birth unknown; d. 31 December, 335. According to the Liber pontificalis (ed. Duchesne, I, 170) he was the son of a Roman named Rufinus;… …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • SYLVESTER (J. J.) — SYLVESTER JAMES JOSEPH (1814 1897) Mathématicien anglais, né et mort à Londres, qui a créé avec Arthur Cayley la théorie des invariants algébriques. En 1838, James Joseph Sylvester devint professeur de philosophie naturelle au collège de… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Sylvester — Sylvester, GA U.S. city in Georgia Population (2000): 5990 Housing Units (2000): 2378 Land area (2000): 5.709895 sq. miles (14.788559 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.032959 sq. miles (0.085364 sq. km) Total area (2000): 5.742854 sq. miles (14.873923 …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Sylvester, St. — Sylvester, St., St., der letzte Leidtragende an der Bahre des scheidenden Jahres, welches, als Greis zum liebende Kinde geworden, noch vor Kurzem die fröhlichen Weihnachtsspiele gespielt und nun zur ewigen Heimath wieder eingehen will, wo nur ein …   Damen Conversations Lexikon

  • Sylvester, GA — U.S. city in Georgia Population (2000): 5990 Housing Units (2000): 2378 Land area (2000): 5.709895 sq. miles (14.788559 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.032959 sq. miles (0.085364 sq. km) Total area (2000): 5.742854 sq. miles (14.873923 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Sylvester, WV — U.S. town in West Virginia Population (2000): 195 Housing Units (2000): 94 Land area (2000): 0.256098 sq. miles (0.663292 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.006357 sq. miles (0.016465 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.262455 sq. miles (0.679757 sq. km) FIPS …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Sylvester — masc. proper name, from L., lit. woody, sylvan, rural, from L. silvester, from L. silva wood, forest. St. Sylvester s Day is Dec. 31 …   Etymology dictionary

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