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panacea.

A remedy believed to cure all disease and prolong life that was originally sought by alchemists; a cure-all.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌpænəˈsiːə/UK/ˌpænəˈsɪə/UK/ˌpæn.əˈsiː.ə/
  1. A remedy believed to cure all disease and prolong life that was originally sought by alchemists; a cure-all.

  2. A solution to all problems.

    A monorail will be a panacea for our traffic woes.
  3. The plant allheal (Valeriana officinalis), believed to cure all ills.

    obsolete
Where this word 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”).

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