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panoptic
adjective
Broad in scope or content
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panˈɒptɪk
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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”
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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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