paviour

pav·ior

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [peyv-yer]
- /ˈpeɪv yər/
- /pˈavjə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [peyv-yer]
- /ˈpeɪv yər/

Definitions of paviour word

noun paviour a person that paves; paver. 1
noun paviour a material used for paving. 1
noun paviour a person who lays paving 0
noun paviour a machine for ramming down paving 0
noun paviour material used for paving 0

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Origin of paviour

First appearance:

before 1375

One of the 22% oldest English words

1375-1425; alteration of late Middle English pavier; see pave, -ier1

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Parts of speech for Paviour

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Paviour

paviour popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

paviour usage trend in Literature

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