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Webster 1913 Edition
Agendum
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A-gen′dum
(ȧ-jĕn′dŭm)
, Noun.
pl.
Agenda
(ȧ-jĕn′dȧ)
. [L., neut. of the gerundive of
agere
to act.] 1.
Something to be done; in the
pl.
, a memorandum book; also, a list of items to be considered. See agenda
. 2.
A church service; a ritual or liturgy. [In this sense, usually Agenda.]
Definition 2024
agendum
agendum
English
Alternative forms
Noun
agendum (plural agenda or agendums)
- (obsolete) A task which ought to be done.
Usage notes
Agendum is a word now so common in the plural that its plural form agenda is now generally taken to be a collective singular form, with the special meaning of a list of tasks which are to be done. A similar case is datum and its plural data which is now commonly taken to be a collective singular and synonymous with 'information'.