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单词 pavefaction
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pavefactionn.

Origin: Probably a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin pavefact- , pavefacere , -ion suffix1.
Etymology: Probably < classical Latin pavefact-, past participial stem of pavefacere to frighten (see pavefy v.) + -ion suffix1 (compare -faction comb. form). Compare post-classical Latin pavefactio (12th cent. in a British glossarial source). Compare slightly earlier pavefy v.
Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
The action of terrifying a person.
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1658 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words Pavefaction, a terrifying or making afraid.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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