memorandum

See also Memorandum, and mémorandum

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

From Latin memorandum, neuter of memorandus (“to be remembered”), gerundive of memorare (“to bring to rememberance”); see memorate.

Noun

memorandum (plural memorandums or memoranda)

1. a short note serving as a reminder
2. a written business communication
3. a brief diplomatic communication
4. a page in an annual publication honoring the memory of a person who died during the past year.

Related terms

• memory
• memorate

Translations

short note serving as a reminder

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 備忘錄 (cmn), 备忘录 (cmn) (bèiwànglù)

• Finnish: muistio (fi)
• French: mémorandum (fr) m
• German: Memorandum (de) n
• Greek: μνημόνιο (el) (mnimónio) n , υπόμνημα (el) (ypómnima) n 

• Japanese: メモ (ja) (memo), 備忘録 (ja) (びぼうろく, bibōroku), 忘備録 (ja) (ぼうびろく, bōbiroku)
• Russian: заметка (ru) (zamétka) f , записка (ru) (zapíska) f 
• Scottish Gaelic: cuimhneachan (gd) m
• Sindhi: ياداشاتنامو (sd)
• Spanish: memorándum (es) m

written business communication

• Finnish: muistio (fi)
• French: mémorandum (fr) m
• German: Memorandum (de) n
• Greek: μνημόνιο (el) (mnimónio) n , υπόμνημα (el) (ypómnima) n 

• Portuguese: memorando (pt) m
• Russian: служебная записка (ru) (služébnaja zapíska) f , докладная записка (ru) (dokladnája zapíska) f 
• Sindhi: ياداشاتنامو (sd)
• Spanish: memorándum (es) m

brief diplomatic communication

• Finnish: muistio (fi)
• French: mémorandum (fr) m
• German: Memorandum (de) n
• Greek: μνημόνιο (el) (mnimónio) n , υπόμνημα (el) (ypómnima) n 

• Portuguese: memorando (pt) m
• Russian: меморандум (ru) (memorándum) m , (дипломати́ческая) нота (ru) (nóta) f 
• Sindhi: ياداشاتنامو (sd)
• Spanish: memorándum (es) m

External links

• memorandum in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• memorandum in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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Etymology

Latin

Noun

memorandum m (invariable)

1. memorandum

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Participle

memorandum

1. nominative neuter singular of memorandus
2. accusative masculine singular of memorandus
3. accusative neuter singular of memorandus
4. vocative neuter singular of memorandus