SYLVIA

Proper noun

Sylvia

(Roman mythology) Short for Princess Rhea Silvia, the mother of Romulus and Remus, founders of Rome.

(astronomy) 87 Sylvia, a main belt asteroid; named for Rhea Silvia, mother of Romulus and Remus.

A female given name from Latin, a popular spelling variant of Silvia.

Anagrams

• Vasily

Source: Wiktionary



RESET




Word of the Day

17 June 2025

RECREANT

(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”


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Coffee Trivia

The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.

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