panacean
əˈsi 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.
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panacea (ˌpænəˈsɪə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a remedy for all diseases or ills | |
| [C16: via Latin from Greek panakeia healing everything, from pan all + akēs remedy] | |
| pana'cean | |
| —adj | |
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| panacea (ˌpænəˈsɪə) | |
| —n | |
| a remedy for all diseases or ills | |
| [C16: via Latin from Greek panakeia healing everything, from pan all + akēs remedy] | |
| pana'cean | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
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).
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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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