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Panacea

Pronunciation: /ˌpæn.əˈsiː.ə/

The English word “Panacea” has 1 meaning listed here.

proper noun

  1. The goddess/personification of healing, remedies, cures and panaceas (medicines, salves, ointments and other curatives). She is a daughter of Asclepius and Epione.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Πανακεια (Panakeia, literally “all-curing”).

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