memoranda
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əˈræn noun, plural mem·o·ran·dums, mem·o·ran·da 
[-duh] .
[-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.
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin: something to be noted, noun use of neuter of memorandus, gerundive of memorāre to mention, tell
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin: something to be noted, noun use of neuter of memorandus, gerundive of memorāre to mention, tell
Related forms
pre·mem·o·ran·dum, noun, plural pre·mem·o·ran·dums, pre·mem·o·ran·da.
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| —n , pl -dums, -da | |
| 1. | a written statement, record, or communication such as within an office |
| 2. | a note of things to be remembered |
| 3. | an informal diplomatic communication, often unsigned: often summarizing the point of view of a government |
| 4. | law a short written summary of the terms of a transaction |
| [C15: from Latin: (something) to be remembered] | |
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Word Origin & History
memorandum
1433, from L. memorandum "(thing) to be remembered," neut. sing. of memorandus, gerundive of memorare "to call to mind," from memor "mindful of" (see memory). Originally a word written at the top of a note, by 1542 it came to stand for the note itself.
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Example sentences
We cannot at present answer responsibly the question of the exact consequences of the memoranda by the administration's lawyers.
He was a copious writer of nearly illegible instructions and memoranda, but kept no diaries and never wrote a memoir.
They forced him out with a series of threatening memoranda listing his sins.
The current administrators face no threat more frightening than meetings and memoranda.
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