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| nos·trum [ nóstrəm ] (plural nos·trums) |
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1. ineffective remedy: a remedy for a social, political, or economic problem, especially an idea or plan that is often suggested but never proved to be successful
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2. quack remedy: a medicine prepared or prescribed by an unqualified person whose claims for its effectiveness have no scientific basis
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| [Early 17th century. < Latin nostrum (remedium) "our (remedy)"] |
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