/ Dictionary / Index P Pavlovian: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Pav•lov•i•an Pronunciation: (pav-lō'vē-un, -lô'-, -lov'ē-), [key] — adj. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Pavlov or his work, esp. of experiments in which he elicited predictable responses from laboratory animals. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: pavlovian (Thesaurus) Pavlova Pavlovian conditioning Related Content Daily Word Quiz: fabricate Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language