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panacea

Pronunciation: /ˌpænəˈsiːə/

The English word “panacea” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A remedy believed to cure all disease and prolong life that was originally sought by alchemists; a cure-all.
  2. A solution to all problems.
  3. The plant allheal (Valeriana officinalis), believed to cure all ills.

Etymology

From Latin panacēa, from Ancient Greek πανάκεια (panákeia), from πανακής (panakḗs, “all-healing”), from πᾶν (pân, “all”) (equivalent to English pan-) + ἄκος (ákos, “cure”).

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