Skip to the word

Added 9 October 2026

memorandum

/ˌmɛm.əˈɹæn.dəm/ noun

Latin root: memorandum Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about memorandum at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A written proposal or reminder.

Origin

Learned borrowing from Latin memorandum, neuter of memorandus (“to be remembered”).

From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA)

Back to today's word