Panacea

  • 21panacea — n. 1) to find a panacea 2) a universal panacea 3) a panacea for * * * [ˌpænə sɪə] a universal panacea a panacea for to find a panacea …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 22Panacea —    , HYGEIA    The Roman god of medicine, Aesculapius, had seven daughters, among them Panacea and Hygeia, both of whose names have passed into common usage in English.    Panaceas s name means all healing. The Greek form of her name was Panakeia …

    Dictionary of eponyms

  • 23panacea — {{#}}{{LM P28814}}{{〓}} {{SynP29513}} {{[}}panacea{{]}} ‹pa·na·ce·a› {{《}}▍ s.f.{{》}} Solución o remedio generales para cualquier problema o para cualquier mal: • Planteó su propuesta como si fuera la panacea para todos los problemas de la… …

    Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos

  • 24panacea — pa·na·cè·a s.f. 1. TS stor. nome dato da greci e latini al panace e ad altre piante medicinali ritenute utili per la cura di ogni malattia 2. OB estens., pianta che guarisce ogni male 3. CO fig., rimedio adatto a risolvere ogni tipo di problema:… …

    Dizionario italiano

  • 25panacea — [[t]pæ̱nəsi͟ːə[/t]] panaceas N COUNT: usu with brd neg 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. Membership of the ERM is not a panacea for Britain s economic… …

    English dictionary

  • 26Panacea — A universal remedy, a cure all. The word panacea comes from the name of Panaceia, the daughter of Asklepios, the Greek god of medicine (whose staff with entwined snake is the symbol of medicine). Asklepios (known to the Romans as Aesculapius) had …

    Medical dictionary

  • 27panacea — pan|a|cea [ˌpænəˈsıə] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: Greek panakeia, from pan ( PAN ) + akeisthai to cure ] something that people think will make everything better and solve all their problems = ↑cure all panacea for ▪ There is no panacea… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 28panacea — UK [ˌpænəˈsiːə] / US [ˌpænəˈsɪə] noun [countable] Word forms panacea : singular panacea plural panaceas 1) something that people think will solve all their problems 2) a medicine that can cure any illness …

    English dictionary

  • 29panacea — panacean, adj. /pan euh see euh/, n. 1. a remedy for all disease or ills; cure all. 2. 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. [1540 50; < L < Gk panákeia …

    Universalium

  • 30panacea — noun /ˌpæn.əˈsiː.ə/ a) A remedy believed to cure all disease and prolong life that was originally sought by alchemists; a cure all. A monorail will be a panacea for our traffic woes. b) Something that will solve all problems …

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