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Nostrum is an English word with synonyms like panacea or remedy. Below you'll find 8 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Nostrum meaning

  1. A medicine or remedy in conventional use which has not been proven to have any desirable medical effects.
  2. An ineffective but favorite remedy for a problem, usually involving political action.

Synonyms of Nostrum

panacea catholicon cure-all remedy curative cure therapeutic patent medicine

Related words

Other words often associated with Nostrum or its synonyms:

medicament medication medicine healthful alterative healing remedial harden rectification aid redress repair

Using Nostrum

  • The main meaning on this page is: A medicine or remedy in conventional use which has not been proven to have any desirable medical effects. | An ineffective but favorite remedy for a problem, usually involving political action.
  • Useful related words include: panacea, catholicon, cure-all, remedy.
  • In the example corpus, nostrum often appears in combinations such as: mare nostrum.

Context around Nostrum

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 4 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

mare 5× air 1×

Often after:

takes 1× sit 1× balticum 1× surrounded 1×

Sentence patterns with Nostrum

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

as mare nostrum balticum our 1× carrier air nostrum takes the 1× nostrum sit tenetur 1× nostrum then increased 1× operation mare nostrum a search 1× operation mare nostrum which was 1× renamed mare nostrum by the 1× the mare nostrum surrounded by 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

he also shot 1× in sweden the 1× instead gallego who 1× matteo renzi who 1× nostrum sit tenetur 1× nostrum then increased 1×

Common sentence endings:

adipisci repudiandae ad 1× c 400 ad 1× east roman empire 1× of its generic 1× of refugee migration 1× our baltic sea 1×

Words around Nostrum

Just before it in the word index:

nostromo 4 nostro 13 nostris 2 nostrils 80 nostril 32 nostri 3

Just after it in the word index:

nostrums 3 nosy 38 not 309.569 nota 18 notabilis 2 notabilities 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aargau 11 abacos 11 abboud 11 abbreviate 11 abdelkader 11 abdomens 11

Corpus analysis for Nostrum

  • In this selection, "nostrum" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, mare, air, takes, sit and balticum stand out and add context to how "nostrum" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include as mare nostrum balticum our and carrier air nostrum takes the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "nostrum" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with nostrum

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Nostrum sit tenetur quod unde adipisci repudiandae ad. (8 words)

Nostrum then increased the price of its generic. (8 words)

Roman Lake The Mare nostrum, surrounded by Roman territory in c. 400 AD. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

The Russians are way ahead of the USA, Canada, Denmark and the other Nordic countries, so they don't expect any competition in raping the world's smallest Ocean, soon to be renamed Mare Nostrum by the revived East Roman Empire. (41 words)

Matteo Renzi, who served as Prime Minister of Italy from 2014 to 2016, supported Operation Mare Nostrum, a search and rescue operation that helped some hundred and fifty thousand migrants safely reach Europe. (33 words)

He also shot the Italian Warships which took part in ‘Operation Mare Nostrum’ which was aimed to tackle the sudden surge of refugee migration. (24 words)

Example sentences (8)

Matteo Renzi, who served as Prime Minister of Italy from 2014 to 2016, supported Operation Mare Nostrum, a search and rescue operation that helped some hundred and fifty thousand migrants safely reach Europe.

Instead, Gallego, who started his airline career in 1997 with the Spanish regional carrier Air Nostrum, takes the reins.

Nostrum sit tenetur quod unde adipisci repudiandae ad.

The Russians are way ahead of the USA, Canada, Denmark and the other Nordic countries, so they don't expect any competition in raping the world's smallest Ocean, soon to be renamed Mare Nostrum by the revived East Roman Empire.

He also shot the Italian Warships which took part in ‘Operation Mare Nostrum’ which was aimed to tackle the sudden surge of refugee migration.

Nostrum then increased the price of its generic.

In Sweden the sea was then referred to as Mare Nostrum Balticum ("Our Baltic Sea").

Roman Lake The Mare nostrum, surrounded by Roman territory in c. 400 AD.

Common combinations with nostrum

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "nostrum" in a sentence?
An example: "Matteo Renzi, who served as Prime Minister of Italy from 2014 to 2016, supported Operation Mare Nostrum, a search and rescue operation that helped some hundred and fifty thousand migrants safely reach Europe." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "nostrum" from authentic English texts.
What does "nostrum" mean?
Nostrum means: A medicine or remedy in conventional use which has not been proven to have any desirable medical effects.
What are synonyms of "nostrum"?
Common synonyms of "nostrum" include: panacea, catholicon, cure-all, remedy, curative, cure, therapeutic, patent medicine.
How many example sentences with "nostrum" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "nostrum", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.