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Memorandum

/ˌmɛm.əˈɹæn.dəm/ · noun

Meaning

A short note serving as a reminder..

Definitions by Sense

  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.

Example Sentences

....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 getting some medicines for a violent cough and hoarseness with which she was troubled, I wholly forgot it until it was too late to recall her.
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.

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What does memorandum mean?

Memorandum means A short note serving as a reminder..

What is a synonym for memorandum?

Common synonyms include memo, memoranda.

What is the opposite of memorandum?

The opposite depends on the specific sense.

How do you use memorandum in a sentence?

....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 getting some medicines for a violent cough and hoarseness with which she was troubled, I wholly forgot it until it was too late to recall her.

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