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 Nostrada’mus (Michael).Not, 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Nostrum
 
means Our own. It is applied to a quack medicine, the ingredients of which are supposed to be a secret of the compounders. (Latin.)   1
 


 Nostrada’mus (Michael).Not, 

 
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