noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Synonym of panacea: a medicine or practice that cures all human ailments. colloquial

   "Step right up! Step right up! Our panacean patent medicine miracle cure-all will cure what ails ya! Cash only! No refunds."

2. 2
   hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

panaceacatholiccatholiconcuredrugelixir

Example

More examples

"There is no easy cure-all for old economic ills."

Etymology

From cure + -all.

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