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- [pan-uh-see-uh]
- /ˌpæn əˈsi ə/
- /ˌpæn.əˈsiː.ə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pan-uh-see-uh]
- /ˌpæn əˈsi ə/
Definitions of panacea word
- noun panacea an ancient Greek goddess of healing. 1
- noun panacea cure for everything 1
- countable noun panacea If you say that something is not a panacea for a particular set of problems, you mean that it will not solve all those problems. 0
- noun panacea a remedy for all diseases or ills 0
- noun panacea a supposed remedy or medicine for all diseases or ills; cure-all 0
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Origin of panacea
First appearance:
before 1540 One of the 30% oldest English words
1540-50; < Latin < Greek panákeia, equivalent to panake-, stem of panakḗs all-healing (pan- pan- + akḗs a cure) + -ia -ia
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Parts of speech for Panacea
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preposition
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panacea popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for panacea
noun panacea
- biologic — pertaining to biology.
- biologics — biological products such as vaccines and therapeutic sera, used to induce immunity to infectious diseases or harmful substances of biological origin
- catholicon — a remedy for all ills; panacea
- counteractant — to act in opposition to; frustrate by contrary action.
- counteragent — a person or thing that counteracts
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