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agenda.

A temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to.

6 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/əˈd͡ʒɛn.də/[əˈd͡ʒɛn.də]/əˈd͡ʒɪn.də/[əˈd͡ʒɪ̟n.də]
  1. A temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to.

  2. A list of matters to be taken up (as at a meeting).

  3. A notebook used to organize and maintain such plans or lists, an agenda book, an agenda planner.

  4. An ulterior motive; a program of various such motives.

    figuratively
  5. A ritual.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Latin agendader. English agenda From Latin agenda (“things that ought to be done”), future passive participle (gerundive) of agō (“to do, act, make”).

verb/əˈd͡ʒɛn.də/[əˈd͡ʒɛn.də]/əˈd͡ʒɪn.də/[əˈd͡ʒɪ̟n.də]
  1. To add an item to an official schedule.

    US · formal
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Latin agendader. English agenda From Latin agenda (“things that ought to be done”), future passive participle (gerundive) of agō (“to do, act, make”).

noun/əˈd͡ʒɛn.də/[əˈd͡ʒɛn.də]/əˈd͡ʒɪn.də/[əˈd͡ʒɪ̟n.də]
  1. plural of agendum

    archaic · form-of · plural
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Latin agendader. English agenda From Latin agenda (“things that ought to be done”), future passive participle (gerundive) of agō (“to do, act, make”).

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