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cure

  • noun
  • kyo͝or

A method, device or medication that restores good health.

Other meanings

  1. An act of healing or state of being healed; restoration to health after a disease, or to soundness after injury.

  2. A solution to a problem.

Word history

From Latin "cura" (care, medical attendance, cure).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “cure” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.