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Word: panacea (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • A remedy believed to cure all disease and prolong life that was originally sought by alchemists; a cure-all.
  • obsolete A particular plant believed to provide a cure-all.
  • Something that will solve all problems.

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Proper noun:

  • greekmyth Daughter of Asclepius and Salus (or Epione). She was the personification of healing through herbs.

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