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aide-memoire

[eyd-mem-wahr; Fr. ed-mey-mwar]

aide-mé·moire

[eyd-mem-wahr; Fr. ed-mey-mwar]
noun, plural aide-mé·moire.
a memorandum summarizing a discussion, agreement, or action.

Origin:
1840–50; < French: literally, (that which) aids (the) memory
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aide-memoire

noun
a memorandum summarizing the items of an agreement (used especially in diplomatic communications) 
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