aide-mémoire
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aide-mé·moire
(ād'mām-wär', ĕd-) 
n., pl., aide-mémoire, or aide-mémoires.
n., pl., aide-mémoire, or aide-mémoires.
- A memorandum setting forth the major points of a proposed discussion or agreement, used especially in diplomatic communications. Also called position paper.
- Something, such as a mnemonic device, that serves as an aid to memory.
[French : aide, aid + mémoire, memory.]
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