Definition of Nostrum
Nostrum
nos·trum
Definition/Meaning
(noun)
a medicine that may or may not work, and is prepared by an unqualified person;
e.g. The strange man sells nostrums and elixirs and falsely claims they do wonders.
(noun)
a remedy for bringing about some social or political reform;
e.g. There is no nostrum for our economic ills.
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