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panacea (encz) | panacea,všelék n: Michal Ambrož |
Panacea (gcide) | Panacea \Pan`a*ce"a\, n. [L., fr. Gr. pana`keia fr. panakh`s
all-healing; pa^s pa^n, all + 'akei^sqai to heal.]
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1. A remedy for all diseases; a universal medicine; a
cure-all; catholicon; hence, a relief or solace for
affliction.
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2. (Bot.) The herb allheal.
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panacea (wn) | Panacea
n 1: (Greek mythology) the goddess of healing; daughter of
Aesculapius and sister of Hygeia
2: hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by
the alchemists [syn: panacea, nostrum, catholicon,
cure-all] |
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panacea (encz) | panacea,všelék n: Michal Ambrož |
Panacean (gcide) | Panacean \Pan`a*ce"an\, a.
Having the properties of a panacea. [R.] "Panacean dews."
--Whitehead.
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panacea (wn) | Panacea
n 1: (Greek mythology) the goddess of healing; daughter of
Aesculapius and sister of Hygeia
2: hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by
the alchemists [syn: panacea, nostrum, catholicon,
cure-all] |
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