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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. Something to be done, especially an item on a program or list.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. A thing to be done: usually in the plural, things to be done; duties. Specifically — Items of business to be brought before a committee, council, board, etc., as things to be done. Matters of practice, as opposed to credenda, or matters of belief.
  2. n. Especially— Matters of ecclesiastical practice; ritual or liturgy. As a collective singular, a memorandum-book.

Wiktionary

  1. n. obsolete A task which ought to be done.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. Something to be done; in the pl., a memorandum book; also, a list of items to be considered. See agenda.
  2. n. A church service; a ritual or liturgy. [In this sense, usually Agenda.]

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. a list of matters to be taken up (as at a meeting)

Etymologies

  1. From Latin agendum, substantive use of the neuter singular of agendus ("which ought to be done"), future passive participle (gerundive) of agō ("I do, act, make"). (Wiktionary)
  2. Latin, neuter gerundive of agere, to do; see ag- in Indo-European roots. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

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  • quaxanta The singular of agenda -- and better because it means that there's less that you have to do! Dec 8, 2006

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