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catholicon definition

ca·tholi·con (-i kän′, -i kən)

noun

Archaic a supposed medicine to cure all diseases; panacea

Etymology: ME < ML < Gr katholikon, neut. of katholikos: see catholic

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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