Panacea - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˌpænəˈsiːə|
Brit.
|ˌpænəˈsiːə|
noun
- (Greek mythology) the goddess of healing; daughter of Aesculapius and sister of Hygeia
- hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists (syn: cure-all, nostrum)
- hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists (syn: cure-all, nostrum)
Extra examples
The law will improve the lives of local farmers, but it is no panacea.
...a woman who seems to believe that chicken soup is a panacea for nearly everything...
Membership of the EC is not a panacea for Britain's economic problems.
There is no panacea for the country's economic problems.
Word forms
noun
singular: panacea
plural: panaceas
singular: panacea
plural: panaceas
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