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PANACEA

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

catholicon; cure-all; nostrum; panacea

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("panacea" 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 "panacea"):

elixir (a substance believed to cure all ills)

Sense 2

Meaning:

(Greek mythology) the goddess of healing; daughter of Aesculapius and sister of Hygeia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

Greek deity (a deity worshipped by the ancient Greeks)

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