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English noun: panopticon

1. panopticon (artifact) an area where everything is visible


Broader (hypernym)area


Narrower (hyponym)saleroom, salesroom, showroom

2. panopticon (artifact) a circular prison with cells distributed around a central surveillance station; proposed by Jeremy Bentham in 1791


Broader (hypernym)prison, prison house









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