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pavillon

pavillon is the archaic form of pavilion.

Meaning of pavilion

Noun

pavilion (plural pavilions)

  1. An ornate tent.
  2. A light roofed structure used as a shelter in a public place.
  3. A structure, sometimes temporary, erected to house exhibits at a fair, etc.
  4. The building where the players change clothes, wait to bat, and eat their meals.
    • Only one player has hit a six over the Lord's pavillion.
  5. A detached or semi-detached building at a hospital or other building complex.
  6. The lower surface of a brilliant-cut gemstone, lying between the girdle and collet.

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Forms of pavillon

pluralpavillons

Questions about pavillon

What is pavillon the archaic form of?
Pavillon is the archaic form of pavilion.

Words near pavillon in the dictionary

  1. pavilioning
  2. pavilionlike
  3. pavilions
  4. pavillion
  5. pavillions
  6. pavillon
  7. pavillons
  8. pavin
  9. pavine
  10. pavines
  11. paving

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