panacea
[ pan-uh-see-uh ]
/ ˌpæn əˈsi ə /
noun
a remedy for all disease or ills; cure-all.
an answer or solution for all problems or difficulties: His economic philosophy is a good one, but he tries to use it as a panacea.
Nearby words
- pan-islamism,
- pan-pan,
- pan-slavism,
- pan-teutonism,
- pan.,
- panache,
- panacinar emphysema,
- panada,
- panagglutinin,
- panagia
Origin of panacea
Panacea
[ pan-uh-see-uh ]
/ ˌpæn əˈsi ə /
noun
an ancient Greek goddess of healing.
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panacea
/ (ˌpænəˈsɪə) /
noun
a remedy for all diseases or ills
Word Origin for panacea
C16: via Latin from Greek panakeia healing everything, from pan all + akēs remedy
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panacea
"universal remedy," 1540s, from Latin panacea, a herb (variously identified) that would heal all illnesses, from Greek panakeia "cure-all," from panakes "all-healing," from pan- "all" (see pan-) + akos "cure," from iasthai "to heal" (see -iatric). Earlier in English as panace (1510s).
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panacea
[ păn′ə-sē′ə ]
n.
A remedy claimed to be curative of all problems or disorders; a cure-all.
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