US /ˌpæn.əˈsiː.ə/ UK /ˌpæn.əˈsiː.ə/
noun Freq #61105

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    A solution to all problems.

    A monorail will be a panacea for our traffic woes.

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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”).

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