panorama

C1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌpæn.əˈɹæm.ə/ UK /ˌpæn.əˈɹæm.ə/ See IPA manual

noun Freq #28778

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1

noun
A wide, unbroken view of a large area.

From the hilltop we enjoyed a stunning panorama of the valley below.
2

noun
A broad survey or overview of a subject or set of events.

The book offers a sweeping panorama of twentieth-century history.

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1 noun · a wide, unbroken view of a... prospect

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Forms panoramas

Derived forms cineramapanoramagrampanoramicpanoramistpanoramizephotopanoramapolyorama

Etymology

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

ὅραμα Ancient Greek

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# panorama

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˌpæn.əˈɹæm.ə
**IPA (UK):** ˌpæn.əˈɹæm.ə
**Frequency rank:** 28778

## Meanings
1. A wide, unbroken view of a large area.
2. A broad survey or overview of a subject or set of events.

## Examples
- From the hilltop we enjoyed a stunning panorama of the valley below.
- The book offers a sweeping panorama of twentieth-century history.

## Derived Forms
- cinerama
- panoramagram
- panoramic
- panoramist
- panoramize
- photopanorama
- polyorama

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: ὅραμα
- Affix: pan- - all

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

## AI Etymology
Panorama is from pan- (“all”) + Ancient Greek ὅρᾱμᾰ (hórāmă, “view”). Coined by Robert Barker (painter) in 1792. In present-day use, it can mean a wide, unbroken view of a large area, or a broad survey or overview of a subject or set of events. Derived formations include cinerama, panoramagram, panoramic, panoramist, and panoramize.

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