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pa⋅vil⋅ion

  [puh-vil-yuhn]
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–noun
1. a light, usually open building used for shelter, concerts, exhibits, etc., as in a park or fair.
2. any of a number of separate or attached buildings forming a hospital or the like.
3. Architecture. a projecting element of a façade, used esp. at the center or at each end and usually treated so as to suggest a tower.
4. a tent, esp. a large and elaborate one.
5. a small, ornamental building in a garden.
6. Also called base. Jewelry. the part of a cut gem below the girdle.
–verb (used with object)
7. to shelter in or as if in a pavilion.
8. to furnish with pavilions.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME pavilon < OF paveillon < L pāpiliōn- (s. of pāpiliō) butterfly
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pa·vil·ion   (pə-vĭl'yən)   


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n.  
  1. An ornate tent.
    1. A light, sometimes ornamental roofed structure, used for amusement or shelter, as at parks or fairs: a picnic pavilion.
    2. A usually temporary structure erected at a fair or show for use by an exhibitor: the French pavilion at the World's Fair.
    3. A large structure housing sports or entertainment facilities; an arena.
  3. A structure or another building connected to a larger building; an annex.
  4. One of a group of related buildings forming a complex, as of a hospital.
  5. The lower surface of a brilliant-cut gem, slanting outward from the culet to the girdle.
tr.v.   pa·vil·ioned, pa·vil·ion·ing, pa·vil·ions
  1. To cover or furnish with or as if with a pavilion.
  2. To put in or as if in a pavilion.

[Middle English pavilon, from Old French pavillon, from Latin pāpiliō, pāpiliōn-, butterfly, tent.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Pavilion

Pa*vil"ion\, n. [F. pavillon, fr. L. pavilio a butterfly, also, a tent, because spread out like a butterfly's wings.]

1. A temporary movable habitation; a large tent; a marquee; esp., a tent raised on posts. "[The] Greeks do pitch their brave pavilions." --Shak.

2. (Arch.) A single body or mass of building, contained within simple walls and a single roof, whether insulated, as in the park or garden of a larger edifice, or united with other parts, and forming an angle or central feature of a large pile.

3. (Mil.) A flag, colors, ensign, or banner.

4. (Her.) Same as Tent (Her.)

5. That part of a brilliant which lies between the girdle and collet. See Illust. of Brilliant.

6. (Anat.) The auricle of the ear; also, the fimbriated extremity of the Fallopian tube.

7. A covering; a canopy; figuratively, the sky.

The pavilion of heaven is bare. --Shelley.

Pavilion

Pa*vil"ion\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pavilioned; p. pr. & vb. n. Pavilioning.] To furnish or cover with, or shelter in, a tent or tents.

The field pavilioned with his guardians bright. --Milton.
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Language Translation for : Pavilion
Spanish: pabellón,
German: der Pavillon,
Japanese: 選手席
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pavilion 
1297, "large, stately tent," from O.Fr. paveillun (12c.), from L. papilionem (nom. papilio) "tent," lit. "butterfly," on resemblance of wings. Of unknown origin. Meaning "open building in a park, etc., used for shelter or entertainment" is attested from 1687.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: pa·vil·ion
Pronunciation: p&-'vil-y&n
Function: noun
1 : PINNA
2 : a detached or semidetached part of a hospital devoted to a special use pavilion> pavilion>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Pavilion

a tent or tabernacle (2 Sam. 22:12; 1 Kings 20:12-16), or enclosure (Ps. 18:11; 27:5). In Jer. 43:10 it probably denotes the canopy suspended over the judgement-seat of the king.

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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pavilion

light temporary or semipermanent structure used in gardens and pleasure grounds. Although there are many variations, the basic type is a large, light, airy garden room with a high-peaked roof resembling a canopy. It was originally erected, like the modern canvas marquee, for special occasions such as fetes, garden banquets, and balls, but it became more permanent, and by the late 17th century the word was used for any garden building designed for use on special occasions.

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