PAVAGE

paving, pavage

(noun) the act of applying paving materials to an area

pavage

(noun) a tax toward paving streets

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

pavage (plural pavages)

Alternative form of paviage

Source: Wiktionary


Pav"age, n. Etym: [Cf. F. pavage.]

Definition: See Pavage. [R.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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