nostrum remedium

noun

Any folk medicine, or popular cure that is not tested, especially one not used in medicine.

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Meanings

nounnostrum remedium (plural nostra remedia)

plural nostra remedia

  1. Any folk medicine, or popular cure that is not tested, especially one not used in medicine.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
nostrumpaternoster

Origin

From Latin meaning "our remedy".

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APA

nostrum remedium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nostrum%20remedium

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“nostrum remedium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nostrum%20remedium. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nostrum remedium,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nostrum%20remedium.

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