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pan-

pan-
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • /pæn/
    • /pæn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /pæn/

Definitions of pan- word

  • prefix pan- pan- is added to the beginning of adjectives and nouns to form other adjectives and nouns that describe something as being connected with all places or people of a particular kind. 0
  • combining form pan- all or every 0
  • combining form pan- including or relating to all parts or members 0
  • noun pan- all 0
  • noun pan- of, comprising, embracing, or common to all or every 0
  • noun pan- the cooperation, unity, or union of all members of (a specified nationality, race, church, etc.) 0
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Parts of speech for Pan-

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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pan- popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

Related words

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    (in ancient Greece) an athletic contest combining wrestling and boxing.

  • pandemic

    (of a disease) prevalent throughout an entire country, continent, or the whole world; epidemic over a large area.

  • panmixia

    random mating of individuals within a population, the breeding individuals showing no tendency to choose partners with particular traits.

  • panacea

    an ancient Greek goddess of healing.

  • panchreston

    a proposed explanation intended to address a complex problem by trying to account for all possible contingencies but typically proving to be too broadly conceived and therefore oversimplified to be of any practical use.

  • pandora

    Classical Mythology. the first woman, created by Hephaestus, endowed by the gods with all the graces and treacherously presented to Epimetheus along with a box (originally a jar) in which Prometheus had confined all the evils that could trouble humanity. As the gods had anticipated, Pandora gave in to her curiosity and opened the box, allowing the evils to escape, thereby frustrating the efforts of Prometheus. In some versions, the box contained blessings, all of which escaped but hope.
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