nostrum

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• Nostrum — may refer to: Air Nostrum is a regional airline based in Valencia, Spain. Exultavit cor nostrum is a papal bull from Urban IV to the Mongol Ilkhanate leader Hulagu in 1263 1264. Mare Nostrum was a Roman name for the Mediterranean Sea. Pascha… …   Wikipedia

• nostrum — (n.) quack medicine, c.1600, from L. nostrum remedium our remedy, presumably that prepared by the person offering it, from L. nostrum, neuter of noster our, from nos we, from PIE *nos (see US (Cf. us)) …   Etymology dictionary

• Nostrum — Nos trum ( tr[u^]m), n.; pl. {Nostrums} ( tr[u^]mz). [Neut. sing. of L. noster ours, fr. nos we. See {Us}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A medicine, the ingredients of which are kept secret for the purpose of restricting the profits of sale to the inventor… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• nostrum — [n] cure all, often ineffective catholicon, cure, drug, elixir, fix, formula, home remedy, medicine, panacea, patent medicine, potion, quack medicine*, quick fix*, remedy, treatment; concepts 307,311 …   New thesaurus

• nostrum — ► NOUN 1) a quack medicine. 2) a favourite method for bringing about reform. ORIGIN Latin, something of our own making …   English terms dictionary

• nostrum — [näs′trəm] n. [L, neut. of noster, ours (< nos, we: see US): ? so called from the seller s calling it “our” remedy] 1. a) a medicine prepared by the person selling it b) a patent medicine of a kind sold with exaggerated claims; quack medicine… …   English World dictionary

• Nostrum — A worthless remedy. Nostrum is an example of a term that came from medicine, entered the world beyond medicine, fell into disuse in medicine, but is still used outside medicine. A nostrum was a medicine of secret composition recommended by the… …   Medical dictionary

• nostrum — (entrée créée par le supplément) (no strom ) s. m. •   En Normandie, connaître le nostrum, savoir son affaire, être au courant d une chose, DELBOULLE Gloss. de la vallée d Yères, le Havre, 1876, p. 242.    Perdre le nostrum, perdre la tête, ne… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

• nostrum — nos|trum [ˈnɔstrəm US ˈna: ] n formal [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: nostrum something of ours ] an idea that someone thinks will solve a problem easily, but will probably not help at all ▪ an economic nostrum …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• nostrum — UK [ˈnɒstrəm] / US [ˈnɑstrəm] noun [countable] Word forms nostrum : singular nostrum plural nostrums formal an idea for solving a problem, especially an idea that is unlikely to be effective …   English dictionary

• nostrum — noun Etymology: Latin, neuter of noster our, ours, from nos we more at us Date: 1602 1. a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness 2. a usually questionable remedy or… …   New Collegiate Dictionary