pro memoria

[ prohmuh-mawr-ee-uh; -mohr- Latin proh me-maw-ri-ah, ]

/ ˈproʊ məˈmɔr i ə; -ˈmoʊr- Latin proʊ mɛˈmɔ rɪ ɑ, /

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noun

a formal note used in diplomacy as a record of a subject that has been discussed.

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Origin of pro memoria

<Latin: for memory

How to use pro memoria in a sentence

The tagline for the Museum is “Paz, Memoria, y Sobernía”: Peace, Memory and Sovereignty.
The Never-Ending Falklands War: In Buenos Aires, A Museum's Selective History|Michael Luongo|August 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They usually assert that the Gild has been in existence “a tempore quo non extat memoria.”
The Influence and Development of English Gilds|Francis Aiden Hibbert
Vivit, enim, vivetque semper; atque etiam latius in memoria hominum et sermone versabitur, postquam ab oculis recessit.
Select Speeches of Daniel Webster|Daniel Webster
Amnis autem a Rigano ibi submerso sorciebatur uocabulum, et Riganburne, vt facti uiuat perpetuo memoria, nuncupatur.
Beowulf|R. W. Chambers

Nostra cert memoria, etiam inquirentibus non contigit invenisse, quare in fabulis habendum.
The Works of Sir Thomas Browne (Volume 1 of 3)|Thomas Browne
Superfuit corvo memoria, ut et illa, quibus dominum querentem solebat audire, subtexeret: Opera et impensa periit.
Selections from Viri Romae|Charles Franois L'Homond