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memo

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of memo

1 a message on paper from one person or group to another
  • a long series of memos between the two authors collaborating on the book
Synonyms of memo

dispatch, epistle, letter, memorandum, missive, note
Words Related to memo

billet-doux, open letter

airmail, card, electronic mail, e-mail, junk mail, mail, postal card, postcard

communication, report

encyclical
2 a usually brief written reminder
  • wrote a memo to herself about the upcoming meeting
Synonyms of memo

jotting, memorandum, notation, note
Words Related to memo

memoir, memorial, minutes, protocol, report

line

document, writing
3 a written communication giving information or directions
  • Memos were the standard means of office communication before the arrival of e-mail.
Synonyms of memo

directive, memorandum, notice
Words Related to memo

announcement, bulletin, declaration, notification, posting, proclamation, pronouncement, release

dispatch, report

charge, command, dictate

directions, instructions, orders, word

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