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pan·tech·ni·con

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. pantechniconnoun

    a large moving van (especially one used for moving furniture)

Wiktionary

  1. pantechniconnoun

    A depository or place where all sorts of manufactured articles are collected for sale.

  2. pantechniconnoun

    A van, especially a large removal van. Originally pantechnicon van.

  3. Etymology: From Pantechnicon, a building in Motcomb Street, London.

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  1. pantechnicon

    A pantechnicon is a large furniture van often used by professional moving companies to transport personal and household items from one location to another. The term is particularly used in the UK. It originated from a London-based warehouse that stored and sold all types of household items, the name of the warehouse was "Pantechnicon".

Webster Dictionary

  1. Pantechniconnoun

    a depository or place where all sorts of manufactured articles are collected for sale

  2. Etymology: [NL. See Pan-, and Technic.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Pantechnicon

    pan-tek′ni-kon, n. a place where every species of workmanship is sold, or where furniture, &c., is stored. [Gr. pas, pan, all, technē, art.]

Etymology and Origins

  1. Pantechnicon

    A Greek word compounded out of pan, all, and techne, art. The large vehicle of this name was first used exclusively for the conveyance of pictures and art treasures to exhibitions.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of pantechnicon in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of pantechnicon in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5


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