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nostrum

nost·rum

UK/ˈnɒs.tɹəm/ US/ˈnɑ.stɹəm/ uncommon

noun

1.

hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists

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Origin

Learned borrowing from Latin nostrum (“ours”), nominative neuter of noster (“our, ours”).

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