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   Mag·ic bul·let

   /ˌmajik ˈbo͝olət/

   

   noun

   • 1. a medicine or other remedy, especially an undiscovered or hypothetical one, with wonderful or highly specific properties: informal "there's no magic bullet, and we should just try to eat as varied and well-balanced a diet as possible"

   Word Origin early 20th century: from magic + bullet, translating German Zauberkugel, used by the medical scientist Paul Ehrlich. There are several stories in German folklore that feature magical bullets of supernatural accuracy.

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