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• remedy — /rem i dee/, n., pl. remedies, v., remedied, remedying. n. 1. something that cures or relieves a disease or bodily disorder; a healing medicine, application, or treatment. 2. something that corrects or removes an evil of any kind. 3. Law. legal… …   Universalium

• remedy — /ˈrɛmədi / (say remuhdee) noun (plural remedies) 1. something that cures or relieves a disease or bodily disorder; a healing medicine, application, or treatment. 2. something that corrects or removes an evil of any kind. 3. Law legal redress; the …  

• remedy — rem•e•dy [[t]ˈrɛm ɪ di[/t]] n. pl. dies, 1) med something, as a medicine, that cures or relieves a disease or bodily disorder 2) something that corrects or removes an evil, error, or undesirable condition 3) law legal redress; the legal means of… …   From formal English to slang

• Remedy — Rem e*dy (r?m ? d?), n.; pl. {Remedies} ( d?z). [L. remedium; pref. re re + mederi to heal, to cure: cf. F. rem[ e]de remedy, rem[ e]dier to remedy. See {Medical}.] [1913 Webster] 1. That which relieves or cures a disease; any medicine or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Remedy of the mint — Remedy Rem e*dy (r?m ? d?), n.; pl. {Remedies} ( d?z). [L. remedium; pref. re re + mederi to heal, to cure: cf. F. rem[ e]de remedy, rem[ e]dier to remedy. See {Medical}.] [1913 Webster] 1. That which relieves or cures a disease; any medicine or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• remedy — [rem′ə dē] n. pl. remedies [ME remedie < Anglo Fr < OFr remede < L remedium < re , again + mederi, to heal, akin to medicus: see MEDICAL] 1. any medicine or treatment that cures, heals, or relieves a disease or bodily disorder or… …   English World dictionary

• remedy — I. noun (plural dies) Etymology: Middle English remedie, from Anglo French, from Latin remedium, from re + mederi to heal more at medical Date: 13th century 1. a medicine, application, or treatment that relieves or cures a disease 2. something… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Civil remedy — Remedy Rem e*dy (r?m ? d?), n.; pl. {Remedies} ( d?z). [L. remedium; pref. re re + mederi to heal, to cure: cf. F. rem[ e]de remedy, rem[ e]dier to remedy. See {Medical}.] [1913 Webster] 1. That which relieves or cures a disease; any medicine or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• GOOD AND EVIL — In the Bible A major corollary of the Jewish belief in the One God is that, seen in its totality, life is good. Viewing the cosmos as it emerged from chaos, God said, It is good (Gen. 1:10). In a monotheistic world view, a persistent problem is… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• there is a remedy for everything except death — Cf. medieval L. contra malum mortis, non est medicamen in hortis, against the evil of death there is no remedy in the garden. c 1430 J. LYDGATE Dance of Machabree (EETS) 1. 432 Agens deeth is worth [useful] no medicine. 1573 J. SANFORDE Garden of …   Proverbs new dictionary

• literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …   Universalium