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Panacea
proper noun
Daughter of Asclepius and Salus (or Epione). She was the personification of healing through herbs.
panacea
noun
A remedy believed to cure all disease and prolong life that was originally sought by alchemists; a cure-all.
Something that will solve all problems.
A monorail will be a for our traffic woes.
(
obsolete
) A particular plant believed to provide a cure-all.
Translations:
German: Allheilmittel
Spanish:
Etymology:
From (
term, panaceaLatin, panacÄa
) < Ancient Greek
(
polytonic,
)
(panakeia) <
(
polytonic,
)
(panakÄs) "all-healing" <
(
polytonic, -
)
(pan-) "all" +
(
polytonic, á
)
(akos) "cure"
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