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| Main Entry: |
memo
 [mem-oh] 
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | note |
| Synonyms: | agenda, annotation, calendar, comment, commentary, datum, definition, diary, dispatch, entry, epistle, gloss, inscription, jotting, journal, letter, line, marginalia, mark*, memorandum, message, minute, missive, notation, obiter dictum, observation, record, remark, reminder, scratch, scrawl, scribble, summary, thank-you, word |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | entry |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | listing in a record |
| Synonyms: | account, item, jotting, memo, memorandum, minute, note, registration |
| Main Entry: | epistle |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | letter |
| Synonyms: | FYI, billet doux, cannonball, card, communication, dispatch, get-well, invite, kite, line*, love letter, memo, message, missive, note, poison pen, postcard, scratch*, tab, thank-you |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Example Sentences
- Use this sample memo to get a sense of how your memo should convey your message.
- Designations to funds or program areas should be indicated on the memo line of the check or in accompanying correspondence.
- The memo was uncovered by an investigative committee after the company had collapsed.
| Main Entry: | letter |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | written communication |
| Synonyms: | acknowledgment, answer, billet, dispatch, epistle, junk mail, kite, line, memo, memorandum, message, missive, note, postcard, reply, report, thank you |
| Antonyms: | speech |
| Main Entry: | memorandum/memo |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | written note |
| Synonyms: | announcement, chit, diary, directive, dispatch, epistle, jotting, letter, message, minute, missive, notation, notice, record, reminder, tickler |
| Main Entry: | memory |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | specific thing remembered |
| Synonyms: | concept, cue, fantasy, hint, image, jog, memo, memoir, mnemonic, picture, prod, prompt, reminder, representation, suggestion, thought, vision |
| Main Entry: | message |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | communication, often written |
| Synonyms: | bulletin, cannonball, communiqué, directive, dispatch, dope, earful, epistle, information, intelligence, intimation, letter, memo, memorandum, missive, news, note, notice, paper, report, tidings, wire, word |
| Main Entry: | missive |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | written communication |
| Synonyms: | dispatch, epistle, letter, line, memo, memorandum, message, note, report, word |
| Main Entry: | notation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | written remarks |
| Synonyms: | characters, chit, code, documentation, figures, jotting, memo, memorandum, note, noting, record, representation, script, signs, symbols, system |
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