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CATHOLICON
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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 ("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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