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panchreston

[ pan-kres-tuhn ]
/ pénˈkrɛs tən /
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noun
a proposed explanation intended to address a complex problem by trying to account for all possible contingencies but typically proving to be too broadly conceived and therefore oversimplified to be of any practical use.
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Origin of panchreston

First recorded in 1625–35; from Latin panchrēstos “good for everything, universal” (restricted to medicines), from Greek pánchrēston, neuter of pánchrēstos “good for everything” (restricted to tools and medicines), equivalent to pan- + chrēs-, verbal stem of chrñsthai “to be useful” + -tos verbal adjective suffix; see pan-

Words nearby panchreston

Pancha Sila, panchax, panchayat, Panchen Lama, panchetto, panchreston, panchromatic, pancosmism, pancratium, pancreas, pancreat-
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