panacea C2 Topic:Register & Style US /ˌpæn.əˈsiː.ə/ UK /ˌpæn.əˈsiː.ə/ See IPA manual Freq #61105 Meanings 1 noun A solution to all problems. A monorail will be a panacea for our traffic woes. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a solution to all problems. chicken soupmagic bulletmiraclesilver bullet Word family Derived forms panaceanpanaceist Related forms nostrum Etymology From Latin panacēa, from Ancient Greek πανάκεια (panákeia), from πανακής (panakḗs, “all-healing”), from πᾶν (pân, “all”) (equivalent to English pan-) + ἄκος (ákos, “cure”). Topics Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # panacea **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌpæn.əˈsiː.ə/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌpæn.əˈsiː.ə/ **Frequency rank:** 61105 ## Meanings 1. A solution to all problems. ## Examples - A monorail will be a panacea for our traffic woes. ## Synonyms - chicken soup - magic bullet - miracle - silver bullet ## Derived Forms - panacean - panaceist ## Related Forms - nostrum ## Etymology From Latin panacēa, from Ancient Greek πανάκεια (panákeia), from πανακής (panakḗs, “all-healing”), from πᾶν (pân, “all”) (equivalent to English pan-) + ἄκος (ákos, “cure”). ## Topics - Register & Style markdown