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    [Noun]  | "nos*trum" | \ ˈnä-strəm \


    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


    Origin: 1602 ;

     Latin, neuter of noster our, ours, from nos we ;

    [Noun]  | "ma*re no*strum" | \ ˈmär-(ˌ)ā-ˈnō-strəm \


    1: a navigable body of water (such as a sea) that belongs to a single nation or is mutually shared by two or more nations


    Origin: 1921 ;

     New Latin, literally, our sea;

    [Noun]  | "nostrum" 


    1: something that cures all ills or problems;


      * e.g., " ... a quack nostrum for cancer of all types "



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     [ "Nostrum" ]

    1: Sagging nuts slapping around during a run or power walk. All depends on how saggy those balls are. For some, all it takes is a brisk walk, for others of a certain precaution, they'll never slap no matter what. All of a sudden I feel like some chowmein.

      * e.g.,  ... Shelby ran so fast I heard him nostrum from here. 

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