pavement

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the paved surface of a thoroughfare
  2. noun material used to pave an area
  3. noun walk consisting of a paved area for pedestrians; usually beside a street or roadway

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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paving

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