panacea
noun/ˌpænəˈsiːə/
/ˌpænəˈsiːə/
- panacea (for something) something that will solve all the problems of a particular situation
- There is no single panacea for the problem of unemployment.
Word Originmid 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek panakeia, from panakēs ‘all-healing’, from pan ‘all’ + akos ‘remedy’.Definitions on the go
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