aide-mémoire

See also: aide-memoire

English

Etymology

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

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

Noun

aide-mémoire (plural aide-mémoires)

  1. A memory-aid; a reminder or memorandum, especially a book or document serving this purpose.
  2. (diplomacy) a document circulated in a meeting or summit for discussion purposes (also termed a non-paper)
    • 2013, Trinidad Express, "IDB tells T&T: Fix procurement laws", Trinidad Express, 15 November,
      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

aider +‎ mémoire

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɛd.me.mwaʁ/

Noun

aide-mémoire m (plural aide-mémoires)

  1. aide-mémoire, crib

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