panacea
A remedy believed to cure all disease and prolong life that was originally sought by…A remedy believed to cure all disease and prolong life that was originally sought by alchemists; a cure-all.
» A panacea is a remedy against all ills.
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3 sensesA remedy believed to cure all disease and prolong life that was originally sought by alchemists; a cure-all.
Allheilmittel, Panazee
панаце́яpanacéja
панаце́яpanacéja
hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists
A solution to all problems.
A monorail will be a panacea for our traffic woes.
Allheilmittel, Patentrezept, Wunderwaffe
панаце́яpanacéja
панаце́яpanacéja
(obsolete)The plant allheal (Valeriana officinalis), believed to cure all ills.
Examples
7 sentencesA panacea is a remedy against all ills.
It's no panacea, so don't expect any miracles from it.
It's no panacea, but it can serve as a temporary remedy.
There are people who think sirtuins are a kind of panacea.
Quinine isn't a panacea.
Translations
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Origin
From Latin panacēa, from Ancient Greek πανάκεια (panákeia), from πανακής (panakḗs, “all-heFrom 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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Forms
plural: panaceas / panaceaeSynonyms
15 synonyms- hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists:nostrumcatholiconcure-all
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
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