Pantechnicon Definition
păn-tĕknĭ-kŏn
noun
A bazaar where all kinds of things were sold.
Webster's New World
A warehouse.
Webster's New World
A furniture van.
Webster's New World
(chiefly UK) A depository or place where all sorts of manufactured articles are collected for sale.
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Other Word Forms of Pantechnicon
Noun
Singular:
pantechnicon
Plural:
pantechniconsOrigin of Pantechnicon
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Short for pantechnicon van after the Pantechnicon the name of a building in London that in 1830 originally housed a bazaar selling craftwork but was later used as a furniture warehouse pan– Greek tekhnikon neuter sing. of tekhnikos of art technical
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Pantechnicon, a building in Motcomb Street, London.
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