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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A Middle English form of memory.

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Examples

  • So the newsletter will be little more than an aide memoire, which is a pity.

    Latest news from the public and voluntary sectors, including health, children, local government and social care, plus SocietyGuardian jobs | guardian.co.uk Anna Bawden 2010

  • So the newsletter will be little more than an aide memoire, which is a pity.

    Latest news from the public and voluntary sectors, including health, children, local government and social care, plus SocietyGuardian jobs | guardian.co.uk Anna Bawden 2010

  • Monsieur's little "memoire" on one side of his coffeecup, and a framed copy of the "rules and regulations" of the house on the other, he felt constrained to take some decisive step towards its liquidation.

    Jorrocks' Jaunts and Jollities Robert Smith Surtees 1833

  • Now I'm enthralled with her book - a kind of memoire-report on Frenchie fem dos and don'ts.

    paris breakfasts ParisBreakfasts 2010

  • Now let's talk about the screen for a second, yep having a 1024x600 resolution is a nice thing, however, since Windows XP and most the apps that will run on it never been intended to be easily tweak for a better readability … But still for surfing the web and if you use the basic Zoom function of your browser (if needed) our PM screen and resolution will be acceptable … Now if you ever think about writing your "memoire" on the Go with Word or any equivalent, well you'd better start young, while you still have a 10/10 eyesight.

    Akihabaranews.com 2009

  • Now let's talk about the screen for a second, yep having a 1024x600 resolution is a nice thing, however, since Windows XP and most the apps that will run on it never been intended to be easily tweak for a better readability … But still for surfing the web and if you use the basic Zoom function of your browser (if needed) our PM screen and resolution will be acceptable … Now if you ever think about writing your "memoire" on the Go with Word or any equivalent, well you'd better start young, while you still have a 10/10 eyesight.

    Akihabaranews.com 2009

  • One writer I admire, Barry B. Longyear, wrote a fictionalized memoire of his time in rehab called Saint Mary Blue.

    The Drink Takes the Man Ulysses 2010

  • As I mentioned in my comments on Kelly Osbourne's memoire, I don't really see the point in looking back on anything until you've reached the end.

    Year-End Round Up Ulysses 2009

  • As I mentioned in my comments on Kelly Osbourne's memoire, I don't really see the point in looking back on anything until you've reached the end.

    Archive 2009-01-01 Ulysses 2009

  • The second feature is less important but it is fun, an aide memoire and keeps one awake.

    Reading Maxine 2009

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