panchreston: Meaning and Definition of

pan•chres•ton

Pronunciation: (pan-kres'tun), [key]
— n.
  1. 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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