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Definition of
pan- combining form
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
pan-
combining form
combining form
NAmE
/
/
pæn
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/
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(
in adjectives and nouns
)
including all of something; connected with the whole of something
pan-African
pandemic
See
pan-
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pan
noun
pan
verb
pan out
phrasal verb
oil pan
noun
pan-fry
verb
pan pipes
noun
Peter Pan
noun
salt pan
noun
frying pan
noun
pan-American
adjective
warming pan
noun
Tin Pan Alley
noun
steel drum
noun
a flash in the pan
out of the frying pan into the fire
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Phrasal verbs
pan out
phrasal verb
Idioms
a flash in the pan
out of the frying pan into the fire
Nearby words
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noun
pan
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pan-
combining form
pan
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panacea
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