noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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/ˌmɛm.əˈɹæn.dəm/
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CMU ARPABET:M EH2 M ER0 AE1 N D AH0 M
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1
noun
Meaning 1
A short note serving as a reminder.
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2
noun
Meaning 2
A written business communication.
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3
noun
Meaning 3
A brief diplomatic communication.
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4
noun
Meaning 4
A page in an annual publication honoring the memory of a person who died during the past year.
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5
noun
Meaning 5
a written proposal or reminder
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: memo, memoranda
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Broader terms: note
Narrower terms: aide-memoire, position paper
History
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin memorandum, neuter of memorandus (“to be remembered”).
Across languages
Translations
81 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
مُذَكِرَة
(muḏakirah)
— short note serving as a reminder
Bulgarian:
беле́жка
(beléžka)
— short note serving as a reminder
Bulgarian:
запи́ска
(zapíska)
— short note serving as a reminder
Chinese Mandarin:
備忘錄 /备忘录
(bèiwànglù)
— short note serving as a reminder
Estonian:
meelespea
— short note serving as a reminder
Finnish:
muistio
— short note serving as a reminder
French:
mémorandum
— short note serving as a reminder
German:
Memorandum
— short note serving as a reminder
Greek:
μνημόνιο
(mnimónio)
— short note serving as a reminder
Greek:
υπόμνημα
(ypómnima)
— short note serving as a reminder
Ancient Greek:
ὑπόμνημα
(hupómnēma)
— short note serving as a reminder
Hindi:
याददाश्त
(yāddāśt)
— short note serving as a reminder
Japanese:
メモ
(memo)
— short note serving as a reminder
Japanese:
備忘録
(bibōroku)
— short note serving as a reminder
Japanese:
忘備録
(bōbiroku)
— short note serving as a reminder
Korean:
비망록
(bimangnok)
— short note serving as a reminder
Korean:
메모
(memo)
— short note serving as a reminder
Macedonian:
бе́лешка
(béleška)
— short note serving as a reminder
Macedonian:
за́писка
(zápiska)
— short note serving as a reminder
Norwegian:
promemoria
— short note serving as a reminder
Polish:
notatka
— short note serving as a reminder
Polish:
zapisek
— short note serving as a reminder
Portuguese:
lembrete
— short note serving as a reminder
Russian:
заме́тка
(zamétka)
— short note serving as a reminder
Russian:
запи́ска
(zapíska)
— short note serving as a reminder
Russian:
мемора́ндум
(memorándum)
— short note serving as a reminder
Scottish Gaelic:
cuimhneachan
— short note serving as a reminder
Sindhi:
ياداشاتنامو
(yādāśātnāmo)
— short note serving as a reminder
Spanish:
memorándum
— short note serving as a reminder
Spanish:
memorando
— short note serving as a reminder
Swedish:
promemoria
— short note serving as a reminder
Tagalog:
paandam
— short note serving as a reminder
Tagalog:
sulat-paalaala
— short note serving as a reminder
Turkish:
muhtıra
— short note serving as a reminder
Ottoman Turkish:
تذكره
(tezkere)
— short note serving as a reminder
Ottoman Turkish:
پوصوله
(pusula)
— short note serving as a reminder
Welsh:
cofnod
— short note serving as a reminder
Chinese Mandarin:
備忘錄 /备忘录
(bèiwànglù)
— written business communication
Dutch:
notitie
— written business communication
Finnish:
muistio
— written business communication
French:
mémorandum
— written business communication
German:
Memorandum
— written business communication
Greek:
μνημόνιο
(mnimónio)
— written business communication
Greek:
υπόμνημα
(ypómnima)
— written business communication
Hindi:
ज्ञापन
(jñāpan)
— written business communication
Japanese:
覚書
(oboegaki)
— written business communication
Korean:
비망록
(bimangnok)
— written business communication
Portuguese:
memorando
— written business communication
Russian:
служе́бная запи́ска
(služébnaja zapíska)
— written business communication
Russian:
докладна́я запи́ска
(dokladnája zapíska)
— written business communication
Russian:
докладна́я
(dokladnája)
— written business communication
Sindhi:
ياداشاتنامو
(yādāśātnāmo)
— written business communication
Spanish:
memorándum
— written business communication
Spanish:
memorando
— written business communication
Tagalog:
paandam
— written business communication
Armenian:
հուշագիր
(hušagir)
— brief diplomatic communication
Belarusian:
мемара́ндум
(mjemarándum)
— brief diplomatic communication
Belarusian:
мэмара́ндум
(memarándum)
— brief diplomatic communication
Belarusian:
но́та
(nóta)
— brief diplomatic communication
Bulgarian:
но́та
(nóta)
— brief diplomatic communication
Chinese Mandarin:
照會 /照会
(zhàohuì)
— brief diplomatic communication
Finnish:
muistio
— brief diplomatic communication
French:
mémorandum
— brief diplomatic communication
German:
Memorandum
— brief diplomatic communication
Greek:
μνημόνιο
(mnimónio)
— brief diplomatic communication
Greek:
υπόμνημα
(ypómnima)
— brief diplomatic communication
Hindi:
ज्ञापन
(jñāpan)
— brief diplomatic communication
Japanese:
覚書
(oboegaki)
— brief diplomatic communication
Macedonian:
но́та
(nóta)
— brief diplomatic communication
Macedonian:
мемора́ндум
(memorándum)
— brief diplomatic communication
Polish:
memorandum
— brief diplomatic communication
Portuguese:
memorando
— brief diplomatic communication
Russian:
мемора́ндум
(memorándum)
— brief diplomatic communication
Russian:
но́та
(nóta)
— brief diplomatic communication
Sindhi:
ياداشاتنامو
(yādāśātnāmo)
— brief diplomatic communication
Spanish:
memorándum
— brief diplomatic communication
Spanish:
memorando
— brief diplomatic communication
Swedish:
promemoria
— brief diplomatic communication
Tagalog:
paandam
— brief diplomatic communication
Ukrainian:
мемора́ндум
(memorándum)
— brief diplomatic communication
Ukrainian:
но́та
(nóta)
— brief diplomatic communication