n.
Pronunciation: ' p ā v-m ə nt
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin pavimentum, from pavire
Date: 13th century
1 : a paved surface: as a : the artificially covered surface of a public thoroughfare b chiefly British : SIDEWALK
2 : the material with which something is paved
3 : something that suggests a pavement (as in flatness, hardness, and extent of surface)