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pan- definition

pan- (pan)

  1. all panchromatic, pantheism
    1. of, comprising, embracing, or common to all or every Pan-American
    2. the cooperation, unity, or union of all members of (a specified nationality, race, church, etc.) Pan-Americanism
  3. Med. whole, general; of all or many parts panarteritis

Etymology: < Gr pan, neut. of pas, all, every, universal < IE base *eu-, a swelling, arch > L cavus, hollow

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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