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memo

noun
\ ˈme-(ˌ)mō How to pronounce memo (audio) \
plural memos

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Examples of memo in a Sentence

He sent a memo to the staff. a long series of memos between the two authors collaborating on the book

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The broadcast team for the Vikings apparently didn’t get the memo. Bill Goodykoontz, azcentral, "The Minnesota Vikings broadcast team made me miss the Arizona Cardinals' Ron Wolfley," 24 Aug. 2019 There is a growing sense that some candidates are getting the memo. Alex Shephard, The New Republic, "Stacey Abrams Is Smarter Than Tom Steyer," 15 Aug. 2019 Still, not everyone got the memo to use the new address. Eric Levenson, CNN, "Colorado didn't address some child neglect reports for years because of an email mixup," 16 July 2019 The problem, really, is that the vocal direction team didn't get this memo. Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica, "Lion King remake review: Roaring visuals, but the execution is a hairball," 12 July 2019 Clearly, the ladies got the memo, because locs, braids, and passion twists seemed to be the go-to style for many festivalgoers. Essence, "Protective Styles Were The Go To For Essence Festival," 7 July 2019 And just so everyone who eats it will get the memo, the whole dish is topped with crumbled sour cream and onion potato chips (plus, who doesn't want a crunchy, crispy add on?). Emma Wartzman, Bon Appétit, "Wait, Can I Substitute Onion Powder for Fresh Onions?," 26 June 2019 Apparently Mother Nature didn’t get the memo, though, because the skies rarely have dared to shine since the U.S. team got to France two weeks ago. Kevin Baxter, latimes.com, "Women’s World Cup: U.S. won’t mind if pitch is slick for Sweden match," 19 June 2019 Nevertheless, around the world, would-be baby tinkerers have failed to get the memo. The Economist, "Gene editing is back in the spotlight," 14 June 2019

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First Known Use of memo

1705, in the meaning defined above

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memo

noun

English Language Learners Definition of memo

: a usually brief written message from one person or department in an organization, company, etc., to another

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