How many syllables in sylvan?

There are 2 syllables in the word sylvan.

How to pronounce sylvan:

sylvan (adjective):: one that frequents groves or woods; a spirit that lives in or frequents the woods.

disembodied spirit

silvan

abnormal

agitated

burghal

bustling

busy

central

citified

city

civic

cosmopolitan

couth

downtown

interurban

intraurban

megalopolitan

metropolitan

midtown

municipal

polished

refined

suburban

town

uncommon

urban

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