agenda

agenda
a•gen•da
[[t]əˈdʒɛn də[/t]] n. formally a pl. of agendum, but usu. used as a sing. with pl. -das or -da
a list, plan, outline, or the like, of things to be done, matters to be acted or voted upon, etc
Etymology: 1745–55; < L, pl. of agendum that which is to be done, ger. of agere to do usage: agenda, “things to be done,” originally the plural of the Latin gerund agendum, is now treated as a singular noun; the plural is usu. agendas: The agenda is being printed. The agendas of last year's meetings are missing. The singular agendum, while standard, is infrequent.

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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