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kamień filozoficzny

//ˈka.mjɛɲ fi.lɔ.zɔˈfit͡ʂ.nɘ//
Polishnoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    philosopher's stone (supposed substance able to turn base metals, such as lead or mercury, into gold or silver, also sometimes claimed to cure any illness (as panacea) or confer immortality (as elixir of life), among other functions)

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Etymology

Literally, “philosopher's stone”. Calque of Latin lapis philosophōrum.

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