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memorandum
- /ˌmɛm.əˈɹæn.dəm/
Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from Latin memorandum, neuter of memorandus (“to be remembered”).
noun memorandums · memoranda
- A short note serving as a reminder. ....be more difficult or uncertain than it had been for so many weeks, I had scarcely for a moment adverted to it as necessary, or placed it amongst my memoranda against this parting interview; and my final anxieties being spent in comforting her with hopes, and in pressing upon her the necessity of
- A written business communication. The Trump administration will allow federal workers to promote their religious beliefs to colleagues, display religious items at work and pray together or individually, according to a memorandum issued Monday by the Office of Personnel Management.
- A brief diplomatic communication.
- A page in an annual publication honoring the memory of a person who died during the past year.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: memo, aide-mémoire, publication, synopsis, communication, note, document, memoir, study, footnote, memoirs, overview, dissertation, briefing, abstract, résumé
Translations
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noun short note serving as a reminder
| Español | memorándum, memorando |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 비망록 bimangnok, 메모 memo |
| 日本語 | メモ memo, 備忘録 bibōroku, 忘備録 bōbiroku |
| 中文 | 備忘錄 /备忘录 bèiwànglù |
| हिन्दी | याददाश्त yāddāśt |
| Português | lembrete |
| Français | mémorandum |
| Deutsch | Memorandum |
| Ελληνικά | μνημόνιο mnimónio, υπόμνημα ypómnima |
| Русский | заме́тка zamétka, запи́ска zapíska, мемора́ндум memorándum |
| العربية | مُذَكِّرَة muḏakkira |
noun written business communication
| Español | memorándum, memorando |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 비망록 bimangnok |
| 日本語 | 覚書 oboegaki |
| 中文 | 備忘錄 /备忘录 bèiwànglù |
| हिन्दी | ज्ञापन jñāpan |
| Português | memorando |
| Français | mémorandum |
| Deutsch | Memorandum |
| Ελληνικά | μνημόνιο mnimónio, υπόμνημα ypómnima |
| Русский | служе́бная запи́ска služébnaja zapíska, докладна́я запи́ска dokladnája zapíska, докладна́я dokladnája |
noun brief diplomatic communication
| Español | memorándum, memorando |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 覚書 oboegaki |
| 中文 | 照會 /照会 zhàohuì |
| हिन्दी | ज्ञापन jñāpan |
| Português | memorando |
| Français | mémorandum |
| Deutsch | Memorandum |
| Ελληνικά | μνημόνιο mnimónio, υπόμνημα ypómnima |
| Русский | мемора́ндум memorándum, но́та nóta |
Talk about this word "memorandum." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/memorandum. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. memorandum. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/memorandum "memorandum." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/memorandum.Cite this
@misc{memorandum_2026,
title = {memorandum},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/memorandum},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
