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pavement

Pronunciation: /ˈpeɪvm(ə)nt/

The English word “pavement” has 6 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A paved surface; a hard covering on the ground.
  2. A paved path, for the use of pedestrians, located at the side of a road.
  3. A paving (paved part) of a road or other thoroughfare; the roadway or road surface.
  4. The paved part of an area other than a road or sidewalk, such as a cobblestone plaza, asphalt schoolyard or playground, or parking lot.
  5. Interior flooring, especially when of stone, of large buildings.
  6. The interior flooring of a church sanctuary, between the communion rail and the altar.

Etymology

From Middle English pament, from Anglo-Norman pavement and reinforced by Middle French pavement; both from Latin pavīmentum (“paved surface or floor”), from pavīre (“to beat, to ram, to tread down”). Morphologically pave + -ment.

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