aide-mémoire

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See also: aide-memoire

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French aide-mémoire (literally “memory aid”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌeɪd.mɛmˈwɑː/ (or as French, below)

Noun

aide-mémoire (plural aide-mémoires or aides-mémoire)

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  1. A memory aid; a reminder or memorandum, especially a book or document serving this purpose.
    Synonym: pro memoria
    Hyponyms: cheat sheet, crib sheet
  2. (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).

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French

Etymology

From aider +‎ mémoire.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛd.me.mwaʁ/
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Noun

aide-mémoire m (plural aide-mémoire or aide-mémoires)

  1. aide-mémoire, memory-aid, crib

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