memoranda

[mem-uh-ran-duhm]

mem·o·ran·dum

[mem-uh-ran-duhm]
noun, plural mem·o·ran·dums, mem·o·ran·da [-duh] .
1.
a short note designating something to be remembered, especially something to be done or acted upon in the future; reminder.
2.
a record or written statement of something.
3.
an informal message, especially one sent between two or more employees of the same company, concerning company business: an interoffice memorandum.
4.
Law. a writing, usually informal, containing the terms of a transaction.
5.
Diplomacy. a summary of the state of an issue, the reasons for a decision agreed on, etc.
EXPAND
6.
a document transferring title to goods but authorizing the return of the goods to the seller at the option of the buyer.
COLLAPSE

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin: something to be noted, noun use of neuter of memorandus, gerundive of memorāre to mention, tell

pre·mem·o·ran·dum, noun, plural pre·mem·o·ran·dums, pre·mem·o·ran·da.
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Memoranda is always a great word to know.
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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memoranda

noun
a written proposal or reminder [syn: memo
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