† observandan.

Forms: 1700s observanda, 1700s observanda's.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin observanda, observandum.

Etymology: < classical Latin observanda, plural of observandum thing to be observed (use as noun of neuter singular of gerundive of observāre observe v.; compare -and suffix²), perhaps after memoranda, plural of memorandum n.With the form observanda's compare forms atmemorandum n.

Obsolete. rare.

Things to be observed or noted.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [noun] > that which is important > worthy of notice

notabilityc1390

notables1484

bumming sound1598

grandee1622

observable1639

remarkable1639

observanda1663

remark1675

observation1736

crowning glory1780

attentiona1806

notabilia1849

day1918

one for the (end) books (also book)1922

1663 R. Southwell Let. 16 May in H. Oldenburg Corr. (1966) II. 56 I cannot tell whether he observes all ye observanda.

1704 J. Swift Tale of Tub vii. 143 Those judicious Collectors of bright Parts, and Flowers, and Observanda's.

1704 J. Swift Tale of Tub 221 The Issues of my Observanda begin to grow too large for the Receipts.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	observanda
释义	† observandan. Forms: 1700s observanda, 1700s observanda's. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin observanda, observandum. Etymology: < classical Latin observanda, plural of observandum thing to be observed (use as noun of neuter singular of gerundive of observāre observe v.; compare -and suffix²), perhaps after memoranda, plural of memorandum n.With the form observanda's compare forms atmemorandum n. Obsolete. rare. Things to be observed or noted. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [noun] > that which is important > worthy of notice notabilityc1390 notables1484 bumming sound1598 grandee1622 observable1639 remarkable1639 observanda1663 remark1675 observation1736 crowning glory1780 attentiona1806 notabilia1849 day1918 one for the (end) books (also book)1922 1663 R. Southwell Let. 16 May in H. Oldenburg Corr. (1966) II. 56 I cannot tell whether he observes all ye observanda. 1704 J. Swift Tale of Tub vii. 143 Those judicious Collectors of bright Parts, and Flowers, and Observanda's. 1704 J. Swift Tale of Tub 221 The Issues of my Observanda begin to grow too large for the Receipts. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1663
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