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Noun: panopticon  pan'óptikun
  1. An area where everything is visible
     
  2. A circular prison with cells distributed around a central surveillance station; proposed by Jeremy Bentham in 1791

Derived forms: panopticons

See also: panoptical

Type of: area, prison, prison house

Encyclopedia: Panopticon

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Panonychus ulmi
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