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panacea

pa·na·cea

UK/ˌpænəˈsiːə/ US/ˌpæn.əˈsiː.ə/ uncommon obsolete

noun

1.

hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists

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From 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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