different between memorandum vs incorporation

English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin memorandum, neuter of memorandus (“to be remembered”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m?m.???æn.d?m/

Noun

memorandum (plural memorandums or memoranda)

1. A short note serving as a reminder.
2. A written business communication.
3. A brief diplomatic communication.
4. A page in an annual publication honoring the memory of a person who died during the past year.

Related terms

• memory
• memorate

Translations

Further reading

• memorandum in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• memorandum in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin memorandum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?me?.mo??r?n.d?m/
• Hyphenation: me?mo?ran?dum

Noun

memorandum n (plural memoranda)

1. memorandum (reminder, short note)

Derived terms

• memo

Italian

Etymology

Latin

Noun

memorandum m (invariable)

1. memorandum

Latin

Participle

memorandum

1. nominative neuter singular of memorandus
2. accusative masculine singular of memorandus
3. accusative neuter singular of memorandus
4. vocative neuter singular of memorandus

Polish

Etymology

From Latin memorandum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m?.m??ran.dum/

Noun

memorandum n

1. memorandum (brief diplomatic communication)

Declension

Further reading

• memorandum in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

From Latin memorandum

Noun

memorandum n (plural memorandumuri)

1. memorandum

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /memor?ndum/
• Hyphenation: me?mo?ran?dum

Noun

memoràndum m (Cyrillic spelling ???????????)

1. memorandum

Declension

English

Etymology

From Middle English incorporacioun, from Old French incorporacion, from Late Latin incorporatio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.k??p???e???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

incorporation (countable and uncountable, plural incorporations)

1. The act of incorporating, or the state of being incorporated.
2. The union of different ingredients in one mass; mixture; combination; synthesis.
3. The union of something with a body already existing; association; intimate union; assimilation

4. The act of creating a corporation.
5. A body incorporated; a corporation.
6. (linguistics) A phenomenon by which a grammatical category forms a compound with its direct object or adverbial modifier, while retaining its original syntactic function.

   Incorporation is central to many polysynthetic languages such as those found in North America, Siberia and northern Australia.

7. (law) A doctrine of constitutional law according to which certain parts of the Bill of Rights are extended to bind individual American states. ^Wp

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