Meaning Of The Word Nostrum

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What's The Definition Of Nostrum?

nostrum
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.
countable noun: 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.

nostrum in American English
a medicine prepared by the person selling it
noun: a medicine sold with false or exaggerated claims and with no demonstrable value; quack medicine

nostrum in British English
noun: a patent or quack medicine

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