pan-
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pan-
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Ancient Greek πᾰν- (păn-), combining form of πᾶς (pâs, “all, every”).
prefix
- All. panenteroviral
- Every member of a countable set. pancarditis
- Most, nearly all, effectively all in quantity. panallergenic
- Encompassing, including all, or involving all. pancaspase
- Entire, whole; the entirety of the root object or category. pancolonoscopy
- Universal, everything, all that can be imagined. pangeometry
- Unification of a social group; the political movement to unify said group. Pan-Africanism
- Spanning the entirety of a set which may not be countable; its members may not be clearly distinguished from each other. pancontinental
- Throughout an area indicated by the root. panarctic
- Representing or covering a given social group. Pan-Asian
- Ubiquitous, widespread. The root indicates what is widespread rather than the area in which it is widespread. panallergen
- Pansexual or pansexuality. pancurious
Translations
Talk about this word "pan-." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pan-. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. pan-. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pan- "pan-." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pan-.Cite this
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title = {pan-},
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year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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