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memorandum

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mem·o·ran·dum  (mm-rndm)
n. pl. me·mo·ran·dums or me·mo·ran·da (-d)
1. A short note written as a reminder.
2. A written record or communication, as in a business office.
3. Law A short written statement outlining the terms of an agreement, transaction, or contract.
4. A business statement made by a consignor about a shipment of goods that may be returned.
5. A brief, unsigned diplomatic communication.

[Middle English, to be remembered (used as a manuscript notation), from Latin, neuter sing. gerundive of memorre, to bring to remembrance; see memorable.]

memorandum
Noun
pl -dums or -da
1. a note sent by one person or department to another within a business organization
2. a note of things to be remembered
3. Law a short written summary of the terms of a transaction [Latin: (something) to be remembered]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.memorandummemorandum - a written proposal or reminder      
note - a brief written record; "he made a note of the appointment"
aide-memoire, position paper - a memorandum summarizing the items of an agreement (used especially in diplomatic communications)

memorandum
Translations
memorandum [memoranda] [mɛməˈrændəm, -də] nnota (de servicio);
(POL) → memorándum m

memorandum [memoranda , pl ] [mɛməˈrændəm, -də] nnote f (de service);
(Diplomacy) → mémorandum m

memorandum [mɛməˈrændəm] [memoranda , pl ] nMitteilung f

memorandum [pl memoranda] [mɛməˈrændəm, -də] nappunto;
(COMM etc) → comunicazione f di servizio;
(DIPLOMACY) → memorandum m inv

memorandum
n memorandum [meməˈrӕndəm]
1 a note to help one to remember He wrote a memo; (also adjective ) a memo pad. memorandum مُذَكِّرَه،مُفَكَّرَه бележка poznámka memorandum; notat; notes- die Notiz; Notiz-... υπόμνημα apunte, nota märkmed یادداشت muistiinpanot note תִּזכּוֹרֶת पुर्जा, ज्ञापन bilješka jegyzet, feljegyzés catatan athugasemd, minnispunktur nota 覚え書き 메모 pastaba/užrašas atminimui piezīme atmiņai nota memo huskeliste, notat notatka nota notă (памятная) записка;блокнот poznámka zapisek beleška minnesanteckning บันทึกข้อความ not 備忘錄 пам'ятна записка یاد دہانی کا تحریری پرچہ thư báo
2 a written statement about a particular matter, often passed around between colleagues a memorandum on Thursday's meeting. memorandum مُذَكِّرَه، تَذْكير меморандум zápis memorandum; notat die Note γραπτή αναφορά, μνημόνιο memorándum märgukiri نامه muistio note de service תַּזכִּיר स्मरण-पत्र podsjetnik feljegyzés memorandum skrifleg skilaboð, orðsending promemoria 回状 회보(會報), 회람 raštas, memorandumas apkārtraksts; paziņojums memorandum memorandum notat, memorandum notatka memorando în­sem­nare докладная записка zápis, protokol zapis beleška PM, promemoria เอกสาร genelge, muhtıra, tezkere 便箋;簡報 службова записка کسی معاملے کی بابت تحریری دستاویز bản ghi nhớ 便


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I mean a note of the terms--a memorandum of what he is expected to do.
His experience in such matters told him that Rosanna was in all probability carrying about her a memorandum of the hiding-place, to guide her, in case she returned to it, under changed circumstances and after a lapse of time.
I made,' he said, turning the leaves: 'I made a guiding memorandum or so--as I usually do, for I have no conversational powers whatever--to which I will, with your permission, my dear, refer.
 
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