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Pavlov
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English
Etymology 1
From en ru Па́влов, itself from ru Па́вел.
Proper noun
s
en ru Па́влов surname.
en m Russian Pavlova.
Derived terms
en Pavlov dog
Etymology 2
en 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
+ + +,~'d
To condition a person or animal to react to a stimulus, without consideration to the meaning of it.
en Jason Thorpe https://www.soundstageglobal.com/index.php/shows-events/high-end-2023-munich-germany/1091-he-2023-listening-session-verity-audio-the-mint-meltaway-of-audio Or have my past experiences of Verity Audio’s loudspeakers Pavloved me into associating this look with this sound? https://web.archive.org/web/20260616181702/https://www.soundstageglobal.com/index.php/shows-events/high-end-2023-munich-germany/1091-he-2023-listening-session-verity-audio-the-mint-meltaway-of-audio 16 June 2026