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pan⋅a⋅ce⋅a

[pan-uh-see-uh]

–noun

1.	a remedy for all disease or ills; cure-all.

2.	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.

Origin:
1540–50; < L < Gk panákeia, equiv. to panake-, s. of panak

s all-healing (pan- pan- + ak

s a cure) + -ia -ia

Related forms:

pan⋅a⋅ce⋅an, adjective

Synonyms:
1, 2. elixir, nostrum.

Pan⋅a⋅ce⋅a

[pan-uh-see-uh]

–noun

an ancient Greek goddess of healing.

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pan·a·ce·a (pān'ə-sē'ə)

n. A remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all.

[Latin panacēa, from Greek panakeia, from panakēs, all-healing : pan-, pan- + akos, cure.]
pan'a·ce'an adj.

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Panacea

Pan`a*ce"a\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? all-healing; ?, ?, all + ? to heal.]

1. A remedy for all diseases; a universal medicine; a cure-all; catholicon; hence, a relief or solace for affliction.

2. (Bot.) The herb allheal.

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panacea

1548, from L. panacea, an all-healing herb (variously identified), from Gk. panakeia "cure-all," from panakes "all-healing," from pan- "all" + akos "cure," from iasthai "to heal." Earlier in Eng. as panace (1513).

Main Entry: pan·a·cea
Pronunciation: "pan-&-'sE-&
Function: noun
: a remedy for all ills or difficulties —pan·a·ce·an /-'sE-&n/ adjective

panacea pan·a·ce·a (pān'ə-sē'ə)
n.
A remedy claimed to be curative of all problems or disorders; a cure-all.

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