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panorama

/ˌpæn.əˈɹæm.ə/ noun

In Latin: none, coined in 1792 Coined: 1792, by Robert Barker Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about panorama at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. The visual percept of a region.
    the most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful views
  2. A picture (or series of pictures) representing a continuous scene.

Origin

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

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