panacea

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 See also 2 Italian 2.1 Noun 3 Latin 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Noun 4 Spanish 4.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin panacēa < Ancient Greek πανάκεια (panakeia) < πανακής (panakēs) "all-healing" < παν- (pan-) "all" + ἄκος (akos) "cure"

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP, US) enPR: păn"ə-sē'ə, IPA: /ˌpæn.əˈsiː.ə/
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• Rhymes: -iə

[edit] Noun

panacea (plural panaceas)

1. A remedy believed to cure all disease and prolong life that was originally sought by alchemists; a cure-all.
2. Something that will solve all problems.

   A monorail will be a panacea for our traffic woes.

3. (obsolete) A particular plant believed to provide a cure-all.

[edit] Synonyms

• (remedy to cure all disease): catholicon, cure-all

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• nostrum

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Noun

panacea f. (plural panacee)

1. panacea, cure-all

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Etymology

From Ancient Greek πανάκεια (panakeia) < πανακής (panakēs) "all-healing" < παν- (pan-) "all" + ἄκος (akos) "cure"

[edit] Noun

panacēa (genitive panacēae); f, first declension

1. A particular kind of plant, believed to cure all diseases.
2. panacea, catholicon.

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Noun

panacea f. (plural panaceas)

1. panacea