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   pave·ment

   /ˈpāvm(ə)nt/

   noun

   • 1. any paved area or surface.
   • ▪ the hard surface of a road or street.
   • ▪ a sidewalk.
   • ▪ a more or less horizontal expanse of bare rock.

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French, from Latin pavimentum ‘trodden down floor’, from pavire ‘beat, tread down’.

   Scrabble Points: 15

   • P

     3

   • A

     1

   • V

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   • E

     1

   • M

     3

   • E

     1

   • N

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