Meaning

1 senses
  1. (colloquial)Synonym of panacea: a medicine or practice that cures all human ailments.

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More definitions
  • hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists

Translations

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Origin

From cure + -all.

From cure + -all.

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Forms

plural: cure-alls

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

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