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a⋅gen⋅da
[uh-jen-duh] 
–noun, formally a plural of. agendum, but usually used as a singular with plural. -das or -da.
| a list, plan, outline, or the like, of things to be done, matters to be acted or voted upon, etc.: The chairman says we have a lengthy agenda this afternoon. |
Origin:
1745–55; < L, pl. of agendum that which is to be done, ger. of agere to do; the pl. orig. carried a collective sense denoting the various items to be transacted
1745–55; < L, pl. of agendum that which is to be done, ger. of agere to do; the pl. orig. carried a collective sense denoting the various items to be transacted
Related forms:
a⋅gen⋅da⋅less, adjective
Usage note:
Agenda, “things to be done,” is the plural of the Latin gerund agendum and is used today in the sense “a plan or list of matters to be acted upon.” In that sense it is treated as a singular noun; its plural is usually agendas: The agenda is ready for distribution. The agendas of last year's meetings are printed in the official minutes. The singular agendum, meaning “an item on an agenda,” is rare.
Agenda, “things to be done,” is the plural of the Latin gerund agendum and is used today in the sense “a plan or list of matters to be acted upon.” In that sense it is treated as a singular noun; its plural is usually agendas: The agenda is ready for distribution. The agendas of last year's meetings are printed in the official minutes. The singular agendum, meaning “an item on an agenda,” is rare.
a⋅gen⋅dum
[uh-jen-duhm] –noun, plural -da [-duh] , -dums.
[-duh] , -dums. | 1. | an agenda. |
| 2. | something that is to be done. |
| 3. | an item on an agenda. |
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| a·gen·da (ə-jěn'də) n. pl. a·gen·das
[Latin, pl. of agendum, agendum; see agendum.] Usage Note: It is true that Cicero would have used agendum to refer to a single item of business before the Roman Senate, with agenda as its plural. But in Modern English a phrase such as item on the agenda expresses the sense of agendum, and agenda is used as a singular noun to denote the set or list of such items, as in The agenda for the meeting has not yet been set. If a plural of agenda is required, the form should be agendas: The agendas of both meetings are exceptionally varied. |
| a·gen·dum (ə-jěn'dəm) n. pl. a·gen·da (-də) also a·gen·dums Something to be done, especially an item on a program or list. [Latin, neuter gerundive of agere, to do; see ag- in Indo-European roots.] |
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agenda
1657, from L., lit. "things to be done," from neut. pl. of agendum, gerundive of agere (see act). Originally theological (opposed to matters of belief), sense of "items of business to be done at a meeting" first attested 1882.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Language Translation for : agenda
Spanish:
orden del día,
German:
die Tagesordnung,
Japanese:
議題
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