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Definition of panacea noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

panacea

noun
 
/ˌpænəˈsiːə/
 
/ˌpænəˈsiːə/
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  1. 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’.
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