PANCHRESTON Definition & Meaning

panchreston

[ pan-kres-tuhn ]

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noun

a proposed explanation intended to address a complex problem by trying to account for all possible contingencies but typically proving to be too broadly conceived and therefore oversimplified to be of any practical use.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

First recorded in 1625–35; from Latin �貹�Գ��ŧ��ٴǲ� “good for everything, universal” (restricted to medicines), from Greek ��á�Գ��ŧ��ٴǲ�, neuter of ��á�Գ��ŧ��ٴǲ� “good for everything” (restricted to tools and medicines), equivalent to pan- + ��ŧ��-, verbal stem of ��â��ٳ󲹾� “to be useful” + -tos verbal adjective suffix; pan-

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