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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pa•vil•ion /pəˈvɪlyən/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a light, usually open building, used for concerts, etc.
- any of a number of buildings forming a hospital or the like.
- a tent, esp. a large and elaborate one.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pa•vil•ion (pə vil′yən),USA pronunciation n. - a light, usually open building used for shelter, concerts, exhibits, etc., as in a park or fair.
- any of a number of separate or attached buildings forming a hospital or the like.
- Architecturea projecting element of a façade, used esp. at the center or at each end and usually treated so as to suggest a tower.
- a tent, esp. a large and elaborate one.
- a small, ornamental building in a garden.
- JewelryAlso called base. the part of a cut gem below the girdle.
v.t. - to shelter in or as if in a pavilion.
- to furnish with pavilions.
- Latin pāpiliōn- (stem of pāpiliō) butterfly
- Old French paveillon
- Middle English pavilon 1250–1300
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: pavilion /pəˈvɪljən/ n - Brit a building at a sports ground, esp a cricket pitch, in which players change
- a summerhouse or other decorative shelter
- a building or temporary structure, esp one that is open and ornamental, for housing exhibitions
- a large ornate tent, esp one with a peaked top, as used by medieval armies
- one of a set of buildings that together form a hospital or other large institution
vb (transitive) literary - to place or set in or as if in a pavilion: pavilioned in splendour
- to provide with a pavilion or pavilions
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French pavillon canopied structure, from Latin pāpiliō butterfly, tent |