English

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Etymology

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pan- +‎ optic

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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panoptic (not comparable)

  1. All-seeing; comprehensive, inclusive.
    • 2006, Karen Armstrong, The Great Transformation, Atlantic Books, published 2007, page 340:
      Divested of egotistic obsession, an ordinary human being could achieve the panoptic vision of a sage.

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French panoptique or German Panoptikum.

Noun

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panoptic n (plural panoptice)

  1. panopticon

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