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Panglossian

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Panglossian

Main Entry:: Pan·gloss·ian
Pronunciation:: \pan-ˈglä-sē-ən, paŋ-, -ˈglȯ-\
Function:: adjective
Etymology:: Pangloss, optimistic tutor in Voltaire's Candide (1759)
Date:: 1831

: marked by the view that all is for the best in this best of possible worlds : excessively optimistic

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