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    CATHOLICON

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemistsplay

    Synonyms:

    catholicon; cure-all; nostrum; panacea

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("catholicon" is a kind of...):

    curative; cure; remedy; therapeutic (a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "catholicon"):

    elixir (a substance believed to cure all ills)

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