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Word of the Day – Panopticon

By July 25, 2024Word of the Day

Panopticon (noun)

pan-op-ti-kon

a building, as a prison, hospital, library, or the like, so arranged that all parts of the interior are visible from a single point.

1760–70; pan- + Greek optikón sight, seeing (neuter of optikós; optic )

Example sentences

“THe building, shaped like a large cross, was a typical panopticon.”

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