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Pavlov

Pavlov proper noun: a transliteration of the Russian surname Па́влов (Pávlov).

Proper noun

Pavlov (plural Pavlovs)

  1. A transliteration of the Russian surname Па́влов (Pávlov).
  2. A male surname from Russian, feminine equivalent Pavlova.

Verb

Pavlov (third-person singular simple present Pavlovs, present participle Pavloving, simple past and past participle Pavloved or Pavlov'd)

  1. To condition a person or animal to react to a stimulus, without consideration to the meaning of it.
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Forms of Pavlov

Proper noun
pluralPavlovs
Verb
third-person singular presentPavlovs
present participlePavloving
past participlePavloved
pastPavloved
past participlePavlov'd
pastPavlov'd

Origin of Pavlov

From Russian Па́влов (Pávlov), itself from Па́вел (Pável).

Clipping of Pavlov's dog, an experiment which showed a dog can be conditioned to salivate at the ring of a bell, provided food was given the previous times.

Words formed from Pavlov

Phrases with Pavlov

Questions about Pavlov

What does Pavlov mean?
Pavlov means a transliteration of the Russian surname Па́влов (Pávlov).
What part of speech is Pavlov?
Pavlov can be a proper noun or a verb.

Words near Pavlov in the dictionary

  1. Pavlo
  2. Pavlodar
  3. Pavlof Bay
  4. Pavlof Sister
  5. Pavlohrad
  6. Pavlov
  7. Pavlov dog
  8. Pavlov dogs
  9. Pavlov pouch
  10. Pavlov pouches
  11. Pavlov'd

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