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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary pan·a·cea \\ˌpa-nə-ˈsē-ə\\ noun ETYMOLOGY Latin, from Greek panakeia, from panakēs all-healing, from pan- + akos remedy DATE 1548 : a remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all • pan·a·ce·an \\-ˈsē-ən\\ adjective English Etymology panacea 1548, from L. panacea, an all-healing herb (variously identified), from Gk. panakeia "cure-all," from panakes "all-healing," from pan- "all" + akos "cure," from iasthai "to heal." Earlier in Eng. as panace (1513). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 panacea pana·cea / 7pAnE5si:E / noun ~ (for sth) something that will solve all the problems of a particular situation 万灵药；万能之计 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged pan·a·cea \ˈpanəˈsēə\ noun (-s) Etymology: Latin, from Greek panakeia, from panakēs all-healing, panacea (from pan- + -akēs — from akeisthai to heal — ) + -ia -y; akin to Greek akos remedy — more at autacoid : a remedy for all ills or difficulties : a universal remedy : cure-all < all con men know that the panacea for all legal troubles is the fix — D.W.Maurer > |
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