Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A memorandum setting forth the major points of a proposed discussion or agreement, used especially in diplomatic communications.
- noun Something, such as a mnemonic device, that serves as an aid to memory.
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- noun A memory-aid; a reminder or memorandum, especially a book or document serving this purpose.
- noun diplomacy a general term for a document circulated in a meeting or summit for discussion purposes (also termed a non-paper)
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[French : aide, aid + mémoire, memory.]
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Borrowing from French aide-mémoire (literally "memory aid").
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