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panopticon

noun

a circular prison with cells distributed around a central surveillance station; proposed by Jeremy Bentham in 1791

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Word length
10
Starts with
P
Ends with
N
Contains
AN
Scrabble score
16
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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noun

  1. a circular prison with cells distributed around a central surveillance station; proposed by Jeremy Bentham in 1791

noun

  1. an area where everything is visible

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