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Hyle vs Syle - What's the difference?

hyle | syle |

As nouns the difference between hyle and syle

is that hyle is (obsolete|philosophy) matter while syle is .

hyle

English

Alternative forms

* (obsolete) hile, hyla; ylem

Noun

(-)
  • (obsolete, philosophy) matter
  • The first matter of the cosmos, from which the four elements arose, according to the doctrines of Empedocles and Aristotle.

    • References

    * : The Oxford English Dictionary , second edition, Oxford University Press, 1989 ----

    syle

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)

    • Anagrams

    * * ----