panorama

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
15
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˌpæn.əˈɹæm.ə/ (UK)
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/ˌpæn.əˈɹæm.ə/ (UK) · /ˌpæn.əˈɹɑː.mə/ (UK) · /ˌpæn.əˈɹæm.ə/ (US) · [ˌpɛən.əˈɹɛəm.ə] (US) · /ˌpæn.əˈɹɑː.mə/ (US) · [ˌpɛən.əˈɹɑː.mə] (US) · /ˌpæn.əˈɹæm.ə/ · /ˌpæn.əˈɹaː.mə/

Definition of panorama

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. An unbroken view of an entire surrounding area.
    “He stood transfixed before the unaccustomed view of London at night time, a vast panorama which reminded him […] of some wood engravings far off and magical, in a printshop in his childhood.”
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noun

  1. An unbroken view of an entire surrounding area.
    “He stood transfixed before the unaccustomed view of London at night time, a vast panorama which reminded him […] of some wood engravings far off and magical, in a printshop in his childhood.”
  2. A picture or series of pictures representing a continuous scene.
  3. (figuratively)A comprehensive survey.

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Etymology

From pan- (“all”) + Ancient Greek ὅρᾱμᾰ (hórāmă, “view”). Coined by Robert Barker (painter) in 1792.

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