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nostra

nostra is the plural of nostrum.

Meaning of nostrum

Noun

nostrum (plural nostrums or nostra)

  1. A medicine or remedy in conventional use which has not been proven to have any desirable medical effects.
    • Near-synonyms: paternoster, patent medicine, snake oil
  2. (broadly) An ineffective but favorite remedy for a problem, usually involving political action.
    • reformers of church charities [...made] known […] their different nostrums for setting Hiram's Hospital on its feet again.1857, Anthony Trollope, Barchester Towers

Phrases with nostra

Questions about nostra

What is nostra the plural of?
Nostra is the plural of nostrum.

Words near nostra in the dictionary

  1. nostopeptins
  2. nostopeptolide
  3. nostophobia
  4. nostos
  5. nostoxanthin
  6. nostra
  7. nostra culpa
  8. nostra culpas
  9. nostra remedia
  10. nostra sponte
  11. Nostradamian

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Adapted from Wiktionary: nostra (page history and authors); nostrum (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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