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  • catholicon



    PRONUNCIATION:

    (kuh-THOL-i-kuhn)



    MEANING:

    noun: A panacea or cure-all.




    ETYMOLOGY:

    Via Latin from Greek katholikos (general), from kata (according to, by) +
    holou (whole). Ultimately from the Indo-European root sol- (whole) that gave
    us words such as solid, salute, save, salvo, and soldier.

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    words definitions


    • catholicon



      PRONUNCIATION:

      (kuh-THOL-i-kuhn)



      MEANING:

      noun: A panacea or cure-all.




      ETYMOLOGY:

      Via Latin from Greek katholikos (general), from kata (according to, by) +
      holou (whole). Ultimately from the Indo-European root sol- (whole) that gave
      us words such as solid, salute, save, salvo, and soldier.

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