панацея

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панаце́я (panacéjaf inan (genitive панаце́и, nominative plural панаце́и, genitive plural панаце́й)

  1. panacea

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French panacée, from Latin panacēa, from Ancient Greek πανάκεια (panákeia).

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панаце́я (panacéjaf inan (genitive панаце́ї, nominative plural панаце́ї, genitive plural панаце́й)

  1. panacea, cure-all (remedy believed to cure all disease and prolong life that was originally sought by alchemists)
  2. (by extension, ironic) panacea (solution to all problems)

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