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panoptic
adjective
broad in scope or content
Quick reference
Word Facts
- Word length
- 8
- Starts with
- P
- Ends with
- C
- Contains
- ANOPTI
- Scrabble score
- 14
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
panˈɒptɪk
Meaning
Definitions
adjective
broad in scope or content
“across-the-board pay increases”
adjective
including everything visible in one view
“a panoptic aerial photograph of the missile base”
In context
Example Sentences
across-the-board pay increases
an all-embracing definition
blanket sanctions against human-rights violators
an invention with broad applications
{'source': 'T.G.Winner', 'text': 'a panoptic study of Soviet nationality'}
a panoptic aerial photograph of the missile base
a panoptic stain used in microscopy
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