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   sylph

   /sɪlf/

   noun

   • 1. an imaginary spirit of the air.
   • ▪ a slender woman or girl: "an oh-so-slim sylph dressed in a black leotard"
   • 2. a mainly dark green and blue hummingbird, the male of which has a long forked tail.

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from modern Latin sylphes, sylphi and the German plural Sylphen, perhaps based on Latin sylvestris ‘of the woods’ + nympha ‘nymph’.

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