plural remedies
Definition of remedy
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: a medicine, application, or treatment that relieves or cures a disease
2
: something that corrects or counteracts
3
: the legal means to recover a right or to prevent or obtain redress for a wrong
remedy
verb
remedied; remedying
Definition of remedy (Entry 2 of 2)
: to provide or serve as a remedy for : relieve
remedy a social evil
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The first known use of remedy was in the 13th century
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