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Message board > Word of the day, come and play...
Word of the day, come and play...
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MarionG
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Word of the day, come and play...
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Here we go again, please share your thoughts (not your google or dictionary findings) for the new word of the day...We are looking for an alternative definition for the beautiful word:
Panacea
Greek teachers (or greek speaking teachers), just pretend you do not know the word....
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8 Feb 2011
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MissDal
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I think that panacea is the ancient name of the Earth....or sth like that...am I wrong?? |
8 Feb 2011
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Greek Professor
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Yes...Marion...u r right....so...
To me...Panacea...is a sweet. It �s base is with biscuit. Cream in the middle with chocolate chips inside....and on top fruit with large pieces of chocolate... |
8 Feb 2011
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Catalina Sorina
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Well, actually, that word is very... Romanian:
In Romanian, "pa" = "bye"
"na" = "take", "here you are"
"cea" = "that girl"
So panacea means "take a last glimpse at that girl you loved before you say good-bye!"
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8 Feb 2011
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luglena
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pan-- in Ukrainian it is something like a lord
ACEA - (from french) European Automobile Manufacturers � Association so this could be could be somethinn like the title of the owner of this association
though ukrainian pupils and students have such a subject as valeology, and this concept is taught just at the beginning, and even right now i remember it quite well, and the reason it has such a name as well )) and the word is really beautiful ))
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8 Feb 2011
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blizzard1
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Pan: The pan flute or pan pipe
-acea: The suffix -acea usually denotes "orders and classes in zoology"
Thus Panacea is used when you want say to someone that an animal is an expert at playing the pan flute.
For example: Have I ever told you that my dog Fido is a Panacea? Instead of saying:
Have I ever told you that my dog Fido is an expert at playing the pan flute?
There are other words similar to Panacea but related to other musical instruments. Pianacea, guitaracea, violinacea and so on. These words must only be used when talking about animals.
I �m sure many English teachers are acquainted with these words. So your word was pretty easy, dear Marion ;)
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8 Feb 2011
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savvinka
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Panacea is a remedy to cure everything |
8 Feb 2011
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almaz
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Olga: not here, it isn �t. It �s a first-class, grade-A Spanish loaf, don �t ye know. |
8 Feb 2011
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gloriawpai
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In Portuguese we have a word, "panaca" which means, dummy. So, panacea is a dummy with an extra e, an English dummy?
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8 Feb 2011
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GAZA_CHILD
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Hi
for me,panacea is a kind of fruit juice made of mixing different fruits |
9 Feb 2011
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imanito
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Panacea is a delicious treat made of pancakes with ice cream ......mmm...wammy!!!!
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9 Feb 2011
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