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sylvesters

sylvesters is the plural of sylvester.

Meaning of sylvester

Noun

sylvester (plural sylvesters)

  1. (historical) A ratchet device for pulling out pit props.
    Synonyms:
    nanny

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Questions about sylvesters

What is sylvesters the plural of?
Sylvesters is the plural of sylvester.

Words near sylvesters in the dictionary

  1. Sylvester equation
  2. Sylvester equations
  3. Sylvester's criterion
  4. Sylvester's formula
  5. Sylvester-Gallai theorem
  6. sylvesters
  7. sylvestrene
  8. sylvestrian
  9. Sylvestrine
  10. Sylvestrines
  11. Sylvia

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