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