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English Dictionary: Panopticon by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
panopticon
n
  1. an area where everything is visible
  2. a circular prison with cells distributed around a central surveillance station; proposed by Jeremy Bentham in 1791
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Panopticon \Pa*nop"ti*con\, n. [NL. See {Pan-}, and {Optic}.]
      1. A prison so contructed that the inspector can see each of
            the prisoners at all times, without being seen.
  
      2. A room for the exhibition of novelties.
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