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agendum

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a⋅gen⋅dum

  [uh-jen-duhm]
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–noun, plural -da  [-duh] , -dums.
1. an agenda.
2. something that is to be done.
3. an item on an agenda.
Origin:
1895–1900; < L, ger. of agere to do

Usage note:
See agenda.

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

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.
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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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Word Origin & History

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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