"cure-all" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈkjʊəɹɔːl/ Forms: cure-alls [plural]
Etymology: From cure + -all. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|cure|all}} cure + -all Head templates: {{en-noun}} cure-all (plural cure-alls)
  1. (colloquial) Synonym of panacea: a medicine or practice that cures all human ailments. Tags: colloquial Synonyms: panacea [synonym, synonym-of], cureall

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