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Meaning of "pantechnicon" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PANTECHNICON

From pan- + Greek tekhnikon relating to the arts, from tekhnē art; originally the name of a London bazaar, the building later being used as a furniture warehouse.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF PANTECHNICON

pænˈtɛknɪkən


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PANTECHNICON

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pantechnicon is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PANTECHNICON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Pantechnicon van

A Pantechnicon van, currently usually shortened to pantechnicon, was originally a furniture removal van drawn by horses and used by the British company "The Pantechnicon" for delivering and collecting furniture which its customers wished to store. The name is a word largely of British English usage.

Definition of pantechnicon in the English dictionary

The definition of pantechnicon in the dictionary is a large van, esp one used for furniture removals. Other definition of pantechnicon is a warehouse where furniture is stored.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PANTECHNICON

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PANTECHNICON

pantaleon · pantalets · pantaletted · pantalettes · pantalon · Pantalone · pantaloon · pantaloonery · pantaloons · pantdress · Pantelleria · panter · Panth · pantheism · pantheist · pantheistic · pantheistical · pantheistically · panthenol · pantheologist

WORDS THAT END LIKE PANTECHNICON

catholicon · cross the Rubicon · eirenicon · emoticon · fashion icon · favicon · ferrosilicon · helicon · icon · irenicon · lyricon · mental lexicon · onomasticon · panharmonicon · panopticon · replicon · Rubicon · salpicon · stereopticon · vidicon

Synonyms and antonyms of pantechnicon in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pantechnicon» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF PANTECHNICON

Find out the translation of pantechnicon to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of pantechnicon from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pantechnicon» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

pantechnicon
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

camión de mudanzas
570 millions of speakers
en

English

pantechnicon
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

pantechnicon
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

pantechnicon
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

pantechnicon
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

depósito de móveis
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

আসবাবপত্রের গুদাম
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

camion de déménagement
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Pantechnicon
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

pantechnicon
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

pantechnicon
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

pantechnicon
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Pantechnicon
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

xe chở đồ đạc trong nhà
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

தட்டு முட்டுச் சாமான்கள் ஏற்றிச் செல்லும் வண்டி
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

पोर्टेक्निकन
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

mobilyacı
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

furgone da trasporto
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

pantechnicon
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

pantechnicon
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

pantechnicon
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καμιόνι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verhuis wa
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pantechnicon
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pantechnicon
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pantechnicon

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PANTECHNICON»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of pantechnicon
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pantechnicon

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PANTECHNICON»

Discover the use of pantechnicon in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pantechnicon and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
D'Ordel's Pantechnicon: An Universal Directory of the ...
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Mark Sykes, 2012
2
14 Books in 1 Jerome K Jeromes Three Men
This is how we used to look at pictures in the early stages of our Munich art studies. Now we use picture galleries to practise spurts in. I did a hundred yards this morning through the old Pantechnicon in twenty-two and a half seconds, which, ...
Jerome K. Jerome, 2006
3
Delphi Works of Arnold Bennett (Illustrated)
And the onrush ofthe pantechnicon constituted gradientof Brougham a clear crisis. Lower down the Street was more dangerous, and itwas within the possibilities that people inhabiting the depths ofthe streetmight find themselves pitched outof ...
Arnold Bennett, 2013
4
D'Ordel's Pantechnicon; an Universal Directory of the ...
There are no illustrations or indexes. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there.
Mark Sykes, 2010
5
Formal Aspects of Context
pantechnicon(x) buy(john, x) This DRS consists of a complex condition, containing two sub-DRSs, one for the antecedent and one for the consequent of ( 2). The antecedent DRS introduces a referent x. This x stands for a pantechnicon which ...
Pierre Bonzon, Marcos Cavalcanti, Rolf Tomas Nossum, 2000
6
The Card: A Story of Adventure in the Five Towns
of the shafts digging and prodding into the surface of the road gave the pantechnicon something to think about for a few seconds. But unfortunately the precipitousness of the street encouraged its head-strong caprices, and a few seconds later ...
Arnold Bennett, 2014
7
Delta Scout: Ground Coverage Operator
As I came over the crest of a hill I saw, in the distance at the bottom of a long, rolling hill on my side of the road, a pantechnicon truck horse and trailer. It had partially entered an access road and was stationary, leaning slightly over to its left ...
Anthony Trethowan, 2008
8
A Matter of Weeks Rather Than Months: The Impasse Between ...
8; US National Archives, General Records of . 1ga ed. , r a fq b / JOC Glamour / 19-26 May 1967 , a u r' ' / Operation Glamour: ' 'I. : g ' r ' g. 9 ZANU cadres crossed . _ / ' \ . t. _ . ' w' 'rig ' andamatéga : “\ :74 A' Operations Glamour & Pantechnicon ...
J. R. T. Wood, 2012
9
In the Beginning: First Novels in Mystery Series
These "decent, ordinary" people are the people who help Georgia escape from the E.B.: the adventurous department store manager and the clerk from accounting, the pantechnicon [furniture van] drivers, and the vicar's wife (206-08, 209, 219).
Mary Jean DeMarr, 1995
10
Diary of a Pilgrimage
I did a hundred yards this morning through the old Pantechnicon in twenty-two and a half seconds, which, for fair heel-and- toe walking, I consider very creditable. B. took five-eighths of a second longer for the same distance; but then he ...
Jerome K. Jerome, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PANTECHNICON»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pantechnicon is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Bazaar Belgravia: new restaurants and retail for high-end London
The project hinges on the Pantechnicon, a colonnaded, 19th-century building originally designed as a bazaar, which will shortly be ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
2
NTSB Releases Preliminary Report of Sightseeing Plane Crash
The airplane was owned by Pantechnicon Aviation, of Minden, Nevada, and operated by Promech Air, Inc., of Ketchikan. The NTSB wrote in the ... «SitNews, Jul 15»
3
Pantechnicon joins 21st century with new Belgravia bar vibe
One of Belgravia's most famous landmarks, the ornate Grade II-listed Pantechnicon building on Motcomb Street, is to be transformed into a new ... «Evening Standard, Jul 15»
4
Operator of fatal sightseeing flight is big player in Southeast Alaska …
That plane was owned by Pantechnicon Aviation of Nevada, an aircraft ... Pantechnicon's Jeff Fuller said Friday he believed his company is the ... «Alaska Dispatch News, Jun 15»
5
Judith Woods: Why we won't be holidaying in the Med this year
Later, loaded on the ferry and on our way, we argued over what we'd do if we saw an illegal migrant clinging to the chassis of a pantechnicon. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
6
'Never try to read a marriage'
The p-p-p-pantechnicon effect was in full operation — and 35 years and four sons later, I've never ceased to count myself blessed that it was. «Independent Online, Jun 15»
7
Jim Armitage: RBS isn't back to health, so why rush a share sale?
Pantechnicon joins 21st century with new Belgravia bar vibe. Pantechnicon. Samsung warns on earnings as Galaxy S6 supply shortage hits. «Evening Standard, Jun 15»
8
Toll claims first with Wingliner and auto-mezz combination
"This has a hard body side, similar to a pantechnicon, so it performs a load restraint function also, unlike curtains which do not," the spokesman ... «Australasian Transport News, May 15»
9
Prue Leith: How I proved the sugar lobby wrong
They have a fleet of pantechnicon buses which turn into fully-equipped teaching classrooms. Today, Focus on Food also has a cooks' school in ... «Yorkshire Post, May 15»
10
GUY HENDERSON: Going nowhere in Gloucestershire
I assume that what happens way up in the cab is this: A lorry driver decides that he or she wants to overtake the pantechnicon in front. «Torquay Herald Express, Apr 15»
REFERENCE
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