panorama

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun the visual percept of a region
  2. noun a picture (or series of pictures) representing a continuous scene

Etymology

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

In classic literature

Synonyms

view, aspect, prospect, scene, vista

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