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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pavilion

/pəˈvɪljən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.62 in modern English

Syllables
pavil-ion
IPA
/pəˈvɪljən/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An ornate tent.

noun

A light roofed structure used as a shelter in a public place.

noun

A structure, sometimes temporary, erected to house exhibits at a fair, etc.

noun

The building where the players change clothes, wait to bat, and eat their meals.

noun

A detached or semi-detached building at a hospital or other building complex.

noun

The lower surface of a brilliant-cut gemstone, lying between the girdle and collet.

noun

The cartiliginous part of the outer ear; auricle.

noun

The fimbriated extremity of the Fallopian tube.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English pavilloun, from Anglo-Norman pavilloun, from Latin pāpiliōnem, form of pāpiliō (“butterfly, moth”) (due to resemblance of tent to a butterfly’s wings), of unknown origin. Doublet of papilio and papillon. Cognate to French pavillon (“pavilion”) and papillon (“butterfly”), and similar terms in other Romance languages.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: pavilloun, pāpiliōnem

Usage

Inflected Forms

pavilions (plural) pavilions (present, singular) pavilioning (participle, present) pavilioned (participle, past) pavilioned (past)

Derived Forms

pavilionlike

Phrases

pavilion roof

Frequently Paired Words

papillon

Synonyms

auricle pinna marquee

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce pavilion?
The recorded pronunciation is /pəˈvɪljən/.
What does pavilion mean?
An ornate tent.
Where does pavilion come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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