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{{also|Memorandum|mémorandum|memorándum}}
==English==
{{wikipedia}}

===Etymology===
{{root|en|ine-pro|*(s)mer-|id=remember}}
{{lbor|en|la|memorandum}}, neuter of {{m|la|memorandus|t=to be remembered}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/ˌmɛm.əˈɹæn.dəm/}}
* {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-memorandum.wav|a=Southern England}}

===Noun===
{{en-noun|s|memoranda}}

# A [[short]] [[note]] [[serving]] as a [[reminder]].
# A [[written]] [[business]] [[communication]].
# A [[brief]] [[diplomatic]] communication.
# A [[page]] in an annual publication honoring the [[memory]] of a person who [[died]] during the past year.

====Derived terms====
{{der3|en|memorandum for record|memorandum for the record|memorandum of association|memorandum opinion|presidential memorandum|memorandum of understanding}}

====Related terms====
* {{l|en|memory}}
* {{l|en|memorate}}

====Translations====
{{trans-top|short note serving as a reminder}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|مُذَكِرَة|tr=muḏakirah}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|беле́жка|f}}, {{t+|bg|запи́ска|f}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|備忘錄|tr=bèiwànglù}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|meelespea}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|muistio}}
* French: {{t+|fr|mémorandum|m}}
* German: {{t+|de|Memorandum|n}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|μνημόνιο|n}}, {{t+|el|υπόμνημα|n}}
*: Ancient: {{t|grc|ὑπόμνημα|n}}
* Hindi: {{t+|hi|याददाश्त|f}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|メモ|tr=memo}}, {{t+|ja|備忘録|tr=びぼうろく, bibōroku}}, {{t|ja|忘備録|tr=ぼうびろく, bōbiroku}}
* Korean: {{t+|ko|비망록(備忘錄)}}, {{t+|ko|메모}}
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|бе́лешка|f}}, {{t|mk|за́писка|f}}
* Norwegian: {{t|no|promemoria|m|n}}
* Ottoman Turkish: {{t|ota|تذكره|tr=tezkere}}, {{t|ota|پوصوله|tr=pusula}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|notatka|f}}, {{t+|pl|zapisek|m}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|lembrete|m}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|заме́тка|f}}, {{t+|ru|запи́ска|f}}, {{t+|ru|мемора́ндум|m}}
* Scottish Gaelic: {{t|gd|cuimhneachan|m}}
* Sindhi: {{t|sd|ياداشاتنامو}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|memorándum|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|promemoria|c}}
* Tagalog: {{t|tl|paandam}}, {{t|tl|sulat-paalaala}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|andıç|s}}
* Welsh: {{t+|cy|cofnod|m}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|written business communication}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|備忘錄}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|muistio}}
* French: {{t+|fr|mémorandum|m}}
* German: {{t+|de|Memorandum|n}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|μνημόνιο|n}}, {{t+|el|υπόμνημα|n}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|覚書|tr=おぼえがき, oboegaki}}
* Korean: {{t+|ko|비망록(備忘錄)}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|memorando|m}}
* Russian: {{t|ru|[[служебный|служе́бная]] [[запи́ска]]|f}}, {{t|ru|[[докладной|докладна́я]] [[запи́ска]]|f}}, {{t+|ru|докладна́я|f}}
* Sindhi: {{t|sd|ياداشاتنامو}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|memorándum|m}}
* Tagalog: {{t|tl|paandam}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|brief diplomatic communication}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|հուշագիր}}
* Belarusian: {{t|be|мемара́ндум|m}}, {{t|be|мэмара́ндум|m}}, {{t|be|но́та|f}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|но́та|f}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|照會}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|muistio}}
* French: {{t+|fr|mémorandum|m}}
* German: {{t+|de|Memorandum|n}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|μνημόνιο|n}}, {{t+|el|υπόμνημα|n}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|覚書|tr=おぼえがき, oboegaki}}
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|но́та|f}}, {{t|mk|мемора́ндум|m}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|memorandum|n}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|memorando|m}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|мемора́ндум|m}}, {{qualifier|дипломати́ческая}} {{t+|ru|но́та|f}}
* Sindhi: {{t|sd|ياداشاتنامو}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|memorándum|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|promemoria|c}}
* Tagalog: {{t|tl|paandam}}
* Ukrainian: {{t|uk|мемора́ндум|m}}, {{t+|uk|но́та|f}}
{{trans-bottom}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:Webster 1913}}
* {{R:Century 1911}}

{{cln|en|nouns with irregular plurals}}
{{C|en|Directives}}

==Dutch==

===Etymology===
Borrowed from {{bor|nl|la|memorandum}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|nl|/ˌmeː.moːˈrɑn.dʏm/}}
* {{audio|nl|Nl-memorandum.ogg}}
* {{hyphenation|nl|me|mo|ran|dum}}

===Noun===
{{nl-noun|n|memoranda|-}}

# {{l|en|memorandum}} {{gloss|reminder, short note}}

====Derived terms====
* {{l|nl|memo}}

==Italian==

===Etymology===
{{ubor|it|la|memorandum}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{it-pr|memoràndum<r:DiPI>}}

===Noun===
{{it-noun|m|#}}

# {{l|en|memorandum}}

===References===
<references />

==Latin==

===Participle===
{{head|la|participle form}}

# {{inflection of|la|memorandus||nom//acc//voc|n|s|;|acc|m|s}}

==Maltese==

===Alternative forms===
* {{alt|mt|memorandu}}

===Etymology===
{{bor+|mt|it|memorandum}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|mt|/mɛ.mɔˈran.dum/}}

===Noun===
{{mt-noun|g=m|p=memoranda}}

# {{l|en|memorandum}}

====Related terms====
{{col-auto|mt|memorabbli|immemorabbli|memorja|memorjal}}

==Polish==

===Etymology===
{{lbor|pl|la|memorandum}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{pl-pr|a=LL-Q809 (pol)-Poemat-memorandum.wav}}

===Noun===
{{pl-noun|n}}

# {{l|en|memorandum}} {{gl|diplomatic letter without address, signature, and seal, generally presenting the state's views on the factual or legal side of the issues under negotiation and typically containing a repetition or supplement to a statement made orally, or to a conversation held}}
#: {{syn|pl|aide-mémoire}}

====Declension====
{{pl-decl-noun-n}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:pl:WSJP||78557}}
* {{R:pl:PWN}}
* {{R:pl:PWN Encyclopedia}}

==Romanian==

===Etymology===
{{ubor|ro|la|memorandum}}.

===Noun===
{{ro-noun|n|memorandumuri}}

# {{l|en|memorandum}}

====Declension====
{{ro-noun-n-uri}}

==Serbo-Croatian==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|sh|/memorǎndum/}}
* {{hyphenation|sh|me|mo|ran|dum}}

===Noun===
{{sh-noun|g=m|head=memoràndum}}

# {{l|en|memorandum}}
# [[letterhead]]

====Declension====
{{sh-decl-noun
|memorandum|memorandumi
|memoranduma|memoranduma
|memorandumu|memorandumima
|memorandum|memorandume
|memorandume|memorandumi
|memorandumu|memorandumima
|memorandumom|memorandumima
}}

==Swedish==

===Noun===
{{sv-noun|n}}

# a {{l|en|memorandum}}

====Declension====
{{sv-infl-noun-n-zero}}

===References===
* {{R:svenska.se|so}}
* {{R:svenska.se|saol}}
* {{R:svenska.se|saob}}