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pan·o·ram·ic | \ ˌpa-nə-ˈra-mik 
, -ˈrä- \
, -ˈrä- \Definition of panoramic
: of, relating to, or resembling a panorama: such as
a : showing a full or wide view
a panoramic photograph of the Grand Canyon panoramic views of the water
b : comprehensive in scope or range of coverage
Once upon a time, surely before the advent of tenure, historians were disposed to write panoramic accounts of an important idea, synthesizing huge amounts of scholarship in a language accessible to nonspecialists.— Alan Wolfe … a splendid book, which plays to all its author's best qualities: the encyclopedic yet never oppressive knowledge; the bold panoramic grasp of vast periods …— Peter Green
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panoramically \ ˌpa-nə-ˈra-mi-k(ə-)lē , -ˈrä- \ adverb
, -ˈrä- \ adverb
From this vantage, the house panoramically unfolds as a masterly indoor-outdoor landscape. — Veronica McNiff
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The first known use of panoramic was in 1796
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