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panacea
1[ pan-uh-see-uh ]
noun
- a remedy for all disease or ills.
Synonyms: , ,
- an answer or solution for all problems or difficulties:
His economic philosophy is a good one, but he tries to use it as a panacea.
Synonyms: , ,
Panacea
2[ pan-uh-see-uh ]
noun
- an ancient Greek goddess of healing.
panacea
/ ˌæəˈɪə /
noun
- a remedy for all diseases or ills
Derived Forms
- ˌ貹Բˈ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- 貹a·a adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of panacea1
Example Sentences
Only it hasn't been the panacea that many had hoped, and there are a number of hurdles still to overcome.
And credit freezing alone is not a panacea to all your financial and digital security worries, according to Bruce McClary of the National Foundation for Credit Counseling.
So they are far from an instant panacea for our economic woes.
But privacy campaign group Big Brother Watch warned many age checking methods could be circumvented and shouldn't be seen as a panacea.
Former DWP general manager Martin Adams told The Times that the reservoir would have helped, but would not have been a panacea to a system that was strained by tremendous demand.
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