[ˈpeɪvm(ə)nt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a raised paved or asphalted path for pedestrians at the side of a road
(e.g: he fell and hit his head on the pavement)


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Origin:
Middle English: from Old French, from Latin pavimentum ‘trodden down floor’, from pavire ‘beat, tread down’