aide-mémoire
[ eyd-mem-wahr; French ed-mey-mwar ]
/ ˈeɪd mɛmˈwɑr; French ɛd meɪˈmwar /
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noun, plural aide-mé·moire.
a memorandum summarizing a discussion, agreement, or action.
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Origin of aide-mémoire
1840–50; <French: literally, (that which) aids (the) memory
Words nearby aide-mémoire
Aidan, aid climbing, aid-de-camp, aide, aide-de-camp, aide-mémoire, Aidin, aidman, Aidoneus, Aidos, AIDS
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How to use aide-mémoire in a sentence
These drawings would be useful as an Aide Memoire on a dark night.
The Postmaster's Daughter|Louis Tracy
British Dictionary definitions for aide-mémoire
aide-mémoire
/ French (ɛdmemwar, English ˈeɪd mɛmˈwɑː) /
noun plural aides-mémoire (ɛdmemwar, English ˈeɪdz mɛmˈwɑː)
a note serving as a reminder
a summarized diplomatic communication
Word Origin for aide-mémoire
from aider to help + mémoire memory
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