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mem⋅o⋅ran⋅dum

  [mem-uh-ran-duhm]
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–noun, plural -dums, -da  [-duh] .
1. a short note designating something to be remembered, esp. something to be done or acted upon in the future; reminder.
2. a record or written statement of something.
3. an informal message, esp. 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.
6. a document transferring title to goods but authorizing the return of the goods to the seller at the option of the buyer.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME < L: something to be noted, n. use of neut. of memorandus, gerundive of memorāre to mention, tell
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mem·o·ran·dum   (měm'ə-rān'dəm)   
n.   pl. me·mo·ran·dums or me·mo·ran·da (-də)

  1. A short note written as a reminder.

  2. A written record or communication, as in a business office.

  3. Law A short written statement outlining the terms of an agreement, transaction, or contract.

  4. A business statement made by a consignor about a shipment of goods that may be returned.

  5. A brief, unsigned diplomatic communication.


[Middle English, to be remembered (used as a manuscript notation), from Latin, neuter sing. gerundive of memorāre, to bring to remembrance; see memorable.]
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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." Originally a word written at the top of a note, by 1542 it came to stand for the note itself.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: mem·o·ran·dum
Pronunciation: "me-m&-'ran-d&m
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -dums or -da /-d&/
1 : a usually informal written communication
2 : a record (as a note) which is used by a party seeking to enforce an otherwise oral agreement in accordance with the Statute of Frauds to prove that the other party agreed to a contract and which need not contain all the terms of the contract itself
3 : BRIEF
4 : MEMORANDUM DECISION
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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