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pan-
(PAN)every, all, the whole of
Greek for all or every. A pandemic spreads to all people; a panorama is a view of everything.
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OtherSpellings:panpanto
Example words
panorama
a wide view of an entire surrounding area
pandemic
a disease that spreads across all of a population
panacea
a remedy for all diseases or troubles
pantheon
all the gods of a people; a temple to all gods
Common Core alignment
Grades served: 6, 7, 8
- L.6.4bUse common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., audience, auditory, audible).
- L.7.4bUse common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., belligerent, bellicose, rebel).
- L.8.4bUse common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., precede, recede, secede).
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