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memorandum

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of memorandum

1 a written communication giving information or directions

I'm waiting for the memorandum that will explain the new vacation policy

Synonyms of memorandum

directive, memo, notice

Words Related to memorandum

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

dispatch, report

edict, pronunciamento, rescript

charge, command, dictate

directions, instructions, orders, word

encyclical, epistle, jotting, letter, mail, message, missive, note, post [chiefly British]

2 a message on paper from one person or group to another

the studio executives depend on endless memoranda to keep track of what's going on at a movie shot on location

Synonyms of memorandum

dispatch, epistle, letter, memo, missive, note

Words Related to memorandum

billet-doux, open letter

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

communication, report

3 a usually brief written reminder

dispatched a memorandum to her secretary about the assignment

Synonyms of memorandum

jotting, memo, notation, note

Words Related to memorandum

bordereau, memoir, memorial, minutes, protocol, report

document, writing

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