Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - nostrum
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Nostrum
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 scheme ; panacea an audience eager to believe he had found the ~ for all of society's ills — Warren Sloat
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n. 1 a quack remedy, a patent medicine, esp. one prepared by the person recommending it. 2 a pet scheme, esp. for political or social reform. Etymology: L, neut. of noster our, used in sense 'of our own make' ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. преим. пренебр. лекарство от всех болезней; универсальное патентованное средство; панацея 2. преим. пренебр. панацея, средство от всех бед ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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noun 1) патентованное средство; секретное лекарственное средство 2) излюбленный прием (политической партии); панацея от всех бед ...Англо-русский словарь
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(nostrums) 1. You can refer to ideas or theories about how something should be done as nostrums, especially when you think they are old-fashioned or wrong in some way. (FORMAL) ...yesterday’s failed socialist nostrums. N-COUNT: usu pl, oft N of n 2. If you refer to a medicine as a nostrum, you mean that it is not effective or has not been tested in a proper scientific way. ...pills, tablets, and other nostrums claiming to be magic potions. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ n 1 formal an idea that someone thinks will solve a problem easily, but probably will not help at all (an economic nostrum) 2 old-fashioned a medicine that is probably not effective and is not given by a doctor ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 1602, from L. nostrum remedium "our remedy," presumably that prepared by the person offering it, from nos "we." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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