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Question 1 of 10
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Origin of pan
1First recorded before 900; Middle English, Old English panne; cognate with Dutch pan, German Pfanne, Old Norse panna; further origin uncertain, perhaps from assumed Vulgar Latin patna, panna “pan,” from Latin patena, patina “shallow dish, shallow pan, stewpan,” from Greek patánē “dish, flat dish.” Pan, in the sense “face,” is an Americanism first recorded in 1920–25; see origin at paten
OTHER WORDS FROM pan
panner, nounDefinition for pan (2 of 8)
pan2
[ pahn ]
/ pɑn /
noun
the leaf of the betel.
a substance, especially betel nut or a betel-nut mixture, used for chewing.
Origin of pan
2First recorded in 1610–20; from Hindi pān; compare Pali, Prakrit paṇṇa, Sanskrit parṇa “leaf, betel leaf”
Definition for pan (3 of 8)
pan3
[ pan ]
/ pæn /
verb (used without object), panned, pan·ning.
to photograph or televise while rotating a camera on its vertical or horizontal axis in order to keep a moving person or object in view or allow the film to record a panorama: to pan from one end of the playing field to the other during the opening of the football game.
(of a camera) to be moved or manipulated in such a manner: The cameras panned occasionally during the scene.
verb (used with object), panned, pan·ning.
to move (a camera) in such a manner: to pan the camera across the scene.
to photograph or televise (a scene, moving character, etc.) by panning the camera.
noun
the act of panning a camera.
Also called panning shot. the filmed shot resulting from this.
Origin of pan
3First recorded in 1920–25; shortening of panorama
Definition for pan (4 of 8)
pan4
[ pan ]
/ pæn /
noun
a major vertical division of a wall.
a nogged panel of half-timber construction.
Origin of pan
4First recorded in 1735–45; from French, Middle French; see origin at pane
Definition for pan (5 of 8)
Origin of pan
5First recorded in 1935–40; by shortening
Definition for pan (6 of 8)
Pan
[ pan ]
/ pæn /
noun
the ancient Greek god of forests, pastures, flocks, and shepherds, represented with the head, chest, and arms of a man and the legs and sometimes the horns and ears of a goat.
Definition for pan (7 of 8)
pan-
a combining form meaning “all,” occurring originally in loanwords from Greek (panacea; panoply), but now used freely as a general formative (panleukopenia; panorama; pantelegraph; pantheism; pantonality), and especially in terms, formed at will, implying the union of all branches of a group (Pan-Christian; Panhellenic; Pan-Slavism). The hyphen and the second capital tend with longer use to be lost, unless they are retained in order to set off clearly the component parts.
Origin of pan-
<Greek pan- combining form of pâs (neuter pân) all, every, pân everything
Definition for pan (8 of 8)
Pan.
abbreviation
Panama.
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British Dictionary definitions for pan (1 of 6)
pan1
/ (pæn) /
noun
verb pans, panning or panned
See also pan out
Word Origin for pan
Old English panne; related to Old Saxon, Old Norse panna, Old High German pfanna
British Dictionary definitions for pan (2 of 6)
pan2
/ (pæn) /
verb pans, panning or panned
to move (a film camera) or (of a film camera) to be moved so as to follow a moving object or obtain a panoramic effect
noun
- the act of panning
- (as modifier)a pan shot
Word Origin for pan
C20: shortened from panoramic
British Dictionary definitions for pan (3 of 6)
pan3
paan (pɑːn)
/ (pæn) /
noun
the leaf of the betel tree
a preparation of this leaf which is chewed, together with betel nuts and lime, in India and the East Indies
Word Origin for pan
C17: from Hindi, from Sanskrit parna feather, wing, leaf
British Dictionary definitions for pan (4 of 6)
Pan
/ (pæn) /
noun
Greek myth the god of fields, woods, shepherds, and flocks, represented as a man with a goat's legs, horns, and earsRelated adjectives: Pandean, Panic
British Dictionary definitions for pan (5 of 6)
pan-
combining form
all or everypanchromatic
including or relating to all parts or membersPan-African; pantheistic
Word Origin for pan-
from Greek pan, neuter of pas all
British Dictionary definitions for pan (6 of 6)
Pan.
abbreviation for
Panama
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Medical definitions for pan
pan-
pref.
All:panagglutinins.
General; whole:panimmunity.
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Cultural definitions for pan
Pan
The Greek god of flocks, forests, meadows, and shepherds. He had the horns and feet of a goat. Pan frolicked about the landscape, playing delightful tunes.
notes for Pan
Pan's musical instrument was a set of reed pipes, the “pipes of Pan.”
notes for Pan
According to legend, Pan was the source of scary noises in the wilderness at night. Fright at these noises was called “panic.”
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Idioms and Phrases with pan
pan
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