memorandum [mem-uh -ran -duh m]
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See more synonyms for memorandum on Thesaurus.com noun, plural mem·o·ran·dums, mem·o·ran·da [mem-uh -ran -duh ] /ˌmɛm əˈræn də/ a short note designating something to be remembered, especially something to be done or acted upon in the future; reminder. a record or written statement of something. an informal message, especially one sent between two or more employees of the same company, concerning company business: an interoffice memorandum. Law a writing, usually informal, containing the terms of a transaction. Diplomacy a summary of the state of an issue, the reasons for a decision agreed on, etc. a document transferring title to goods but authorizing the return of the goods to the seller at the option of the buyer. Show More
Origin of memorandum 1400–50; late Middle English < Latin: something to be noted, noun use of neuter of memorandus, gerundive of memorāre to mention, tell
Related forms pre·mem·o·ran·dum , noun, plural pre·mem·o·ran·dums, pre·mem·o·ran·da. Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Related Words for memoranda announcement ,
notice ,
directive ,
memo ,
diary ,
letter ,
message ,
notation ,
chit ,
record ,
dispatch ,
epistle ,
reminder ,
missive ,
minute ,
tickler ,
jotting Examples from the Web for memoranda Contemporary Examples of memoranda Mandery knows when to be pithy and when to go long, like in passages about the subtleties of memoranda .
That said, it provided the court with classified emails, memoranda , contracts, and photos.
Parts of the memoranda were withdrawn in 2005 and the Obama administration has repudiated their contents.
Historical Examples of memoranda William did so and I gave the driver the address from my memoranda .
The above may serve as memoranda of the duties which will claim your chief attention.
Bobby had seen the memoranda for the supper, and had advised her in regard to some of the details.
He had no letters, memoranda in his pockets, bearing his name.
He added that the "Memoranda " was not necessarily a humorous department.
British Dictionary definitions for memoranda noun plural -dums or -da (-də ) a written statement, record, or communication such as within an office a note of things to be remembered an informal diplomatic communication, often unsigned: often summarizing the point of view of a government law a short written summary of the terms of a transaction Show More
Often (esp for senses 1, 2) shortened to: memo
Word Origin for memorandum C15: from Latin: (something) to be remembered
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Word Origin and History for memoranda n. early 15c., from Latin memorandum "(thing) to be remembered," neuter singular of memorandus "worthy of remembrance, noteworthy," gerundive of memorare "to call to mind," from memor "mindful of" (see memory ). Originally a word written at the top of a note, by 1540s it came to stand for the note itself. The Latin plural is memoranda . Cf. also agenda .
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