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Pavlov¹

Where it comes from

From Russian Па́влов (Pávlov), itself from Па́вел (Pável).

proper noun Pavlovs

  1. A transliteration of the Russian surname Па́влов (Pávlov).
  2. A male surname from Russian, feminine equivalent Pavlova.

Pavlov²

Where it comes from

Clipping of Pavlov's dog, an experiment which showed a dog can be conditioned to salivate at the ring of a bell, provided food was given the previous times.

verb Pavlovs · Pavloving · Pavloved · Pavlov'd

  1. To condition a person or animal to react to a stimulus, without consideration to the meaning of it. Or have my past experiences of Verity Audio’s loudspeakers Pavloved me into associating this look with this sound?

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Chicago

"Pavlov." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pavlov.

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@misc{pavlov_2026,
  title = {Pavlov},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pavlov},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}