panacea

ˌpænəˈsiːə

panaceæ

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Definition of panacea - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

cure-allremedy believed to cure all diseases

Many ancient alchemists searched for a panacea.

elixir

universal solutionsolution to all problems

Some see technology as a panacea for society's issues.

cure-all

elixir

remedy

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universal panacea

remedy believed to solve all problems

Many see technology as a universal panacea for social issues.

Origin of panacea

Greek, pan (all) + akos (cure)

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panacea

universal remedy or cure-all in alchemical traditions

Examples of panacea in a sentence

Politicians often promise a panacea for economic woes.
Education is not a panacea for all social issues.
Politicians often promise a panacea during campaigns.

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French:panacée, remède universel, ...
German:Allheilmittel, ...
Italian:panacea, rimedio universale, ...
Spanish:panacea, ...
Portuguese:panaceia, ...
Chinese:万能药, 万灵药, ...
Japanese:万能薬, 全能薬, ...
Arabic:دَواء لِكُلِّ داء, حل سحري, ...
Hebrew:תְּרוּפַת פֶּלֶא, פָּנִיצֵאָה, ...
Russian:панацея, ...
Ukrainian:панацея, ...
Hindi:सर्वरोगहारी, सर्वसमाधान, ...
Bengali:পানাসিয়া, সর্বসমাধান, ...
Catalan:panacea, solució universal, ...
Czech:všelék, univerzální lék, ...
Danish:universalmiddel, panacea, ...
Dutch:panacee, ...
Greek:πανάκεια, λύση για όλα τα προβλήματα, ...
Hungarian:csodaszer, panacea, ...
Khmer:ឱសថព្យាបាលគ្រប់ជំងឺ, ដំណោះស្រាយគ្រប់បញ្ហា, ...
Korean:만병통치약, ...
Persian:اکسیر, درمان همه‌دردها, ...
Polish:panaceum, ...
Portuguese (BR):panaceia, ...
Romanian:panaceu, soluție universală, ...
Swedish:universalmedel, ...
Thai:ยาครอบจักรวาล, วิธีแก้ปัญหาสารพัดอย่าง, ...
Turkish:her derde deva, panzehir, ...
Vietnamese:thuốc chữa bách bệnh, giải pháp vạn năng, ...

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