aide-mémoire
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See also: aide-memoire
English
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French aide-mémoire (literally “memory aid”).
Pronunciation
Noun
aide-mémoire (plural aide-mémoires or aides-mémoire)
- A memory aid; a reminder or memorandum, especially a book or document serving this purpose.
- Synonym: pro memoria
- Hyponyms: cheat sheet, crib sheet
- (diplomacy) A document circulated in a meeting or summit for discussion purposes.
- Synonyms: pro memoria, non-paper
- 2013 November 15, Trinidad Express, “IDB tells T&T: Fix procurement laws”, in Trinidad Express:
- In August, Finance Minister Larry Howai signed an aide-mémoire with the IDB for the bank to provide funding and expertise to the government to develop its Public/Private Sector Partnership Programme (PPP).
Translations
reminder
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diplomacy: document
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French
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
aide-mémoire m (plural aide-mémoire or aide-mémoires)
Further reading
- “aide-mémoire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Indonesian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French aide-mémoire.
Noun
aide-mémoire (first-person possessive aide-mémoireku, second-person possessive aide-mémoiremu, third-person possessive aide-mémoirenya)
Further reading
- “aide-mémoire” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.