Kilo Lingo

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masculine

/reˈmeðjo/

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Translation

remedy, cure, solution

Word origin

From Latin remedium ('cure'), from re- ('again') plus mederi ('to heal'). The same root gives English 'remedy', 'medicine' and 'medical'.

Origin
Latin
Root
remedium
English cognates
remedy, medicine, medical

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralremedios

Examples

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There is no solution to this problem.

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My grandmother knows a remedy for coughs.

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The only remedy is to rest for a few days.

tristeza.

He looked for a remedy for his sadness.

¡ ! .

What can you do! We will have to wait.

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This word is part of lesson 54.