aide-mémoire

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aide-mémoire

/ˌeɪd.mɛmˈwɑː/

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Unadapted borrowing from French aide-mémoire (literally “memory aid”).

noun aide-mémoires · aides-mémoire

A memory aid; a reminder or memorandum, especially a book or document serving this purpose.
Similar: pro memoria
A document circulated in a meeting or summit for discussion purposes. In August, Finance Minister Larry Howai signed an aide-mémoire with the IDB for the bank to provide funding and expertise to the government to develop its Public/Private Sector Partnership Programme (PPP).
Similar: pro memoria, non-paper

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noun reminder

Español	pro memoria

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@misc{aide_me_moire_2026,
  title = {aide-mémoire},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/aide-m%C3%A9moire},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}