memo
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of memo
By shortening; see -o
Explanation
A memo is a written message. Your boss may send around a memo in your office warning employees to not spend so much time socializing by the water cooler and to get back to work. The intent of most memos is to help you remember something, or to remind another person of something. In a business or government setting, it's particularly important to keep written notes on decisions and communications between people. A written or emailed memo is one way to keep such a record. The word is short for memorandum, "thing to be recorded" in Latin, and a close linguistic relative of memory.
Vocabulary lists containing memo
Total Recall: Mem
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Example Sentences
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“URGENT MEMO: No changes in the Elite Men’s race,” it read.
From New York Times • Aug. 15, 2019
Less than three hours before the start of the race, athletes and coaches received an email with the subject line: “URGENT MEMO: Change of the run distance in the Elite Women’s race.”
From New York Times • Aug. 15, 2019
DL MEMO: learn how to recover a fumble.
From Washington Post • Oct. 10, 2018
The Columbia Missourian reports that the Feb. 21 show was put on by the Mizzou Electronic Music Organization, or MEMO, and its roughly 25 members.
From Washington Times • Mar. 23, 2018
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