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panacea¹
- /ˌpænəˈsiːə/ UK
- /ˌpænəˈsɪə/ UK
- /ˌpæn.əˈsiː.ə/
Rhymes with -iːə
Where it comes from
From Latin panacēa, from Ancient Greek πανάκεια (panákeia), from πανακής (panakḗs, “all-healing”), from πᾶν (pân, “all”) (equivalent to English pan-) + ἄκος (ákos, “cure”).
noun panaceas · panaceae · panaceæ · panacaea · panacæa
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A remedy believed to cure all disease and prolong life that was originally sought by alchemists; a cure-all.
Similar: heal-all, catholicon, cure-all, elixir, wonder drug, miracle cure, theriac, balm of Gilead
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A solution to all problems.
A monorail will be a panacea for our traffic woes.
Similar: chicken soup, miracle, magic bullet, silver bullet
- The plant allheal (Valeriana officinalis), believed to cure all ills. There, whether it diuine Tobacco were, / Or Panachæa, or Polygony, / She found, and brought it to her patient deare […]
Panacea²
- /ˌpæn.əˈsiː.ə/ UK, US
Rhymes with -iːə
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek Πανακεια (Panakeia, literally “all-curing”).
proper noun
- The goddess/personification of healing, remedies, cures and panaceas (medicines, salves, ointments and other curatives). She is a daughter of Asclepius and Epione.
Translations
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noun remedy believed to cure all disease
| Español | panacea |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 만병통치약 manbyeongtongchiyak |
| 日本語 | 万能薬 bannōyaku |
| 中文 | 萬應藥 /万应药 wànyìngyào, 萬應靈藥 /万应灵药 wànyìnglíngyào, 靈丹妙藥 /灵丹妙药 língdānmiàoyào |
| हिन्दी | रामबाण rāmbāṇ, महौषधि mahauṣdhi |
| Português | panaceia |
| Français | panacée |
| Deutsch | Allheilmittel, Panazee |
| Italiano | panacea, toccasana, triaca |
| Ελληνικά | πανάκεια panákeia |
| Română | panaceu |
| Русский | панаце́я panacéja |
| العربية | تِرْيَاق tiryāq |
noun solution to all problems
| Español | panacea, mano de santo |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 靈丹妙藥 /灵丹妙药 língdānmiàoyào |
| Português | panaceia |
| Français | panacée |
| Deutsch | Allheilmittel, Patentrezept, Wunderwaffe |
| Italiano | panacea |
| Русский | панаце́я panacéja |
noun particular plant
| 中文 | 纈草 /缬草 xiécǎo |
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Talk about this word "panacea." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/panacea. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. panacea. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/panacea "panacea." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/panacea.Cite this
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title = {panacea},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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