notandum
/nə(ʊ)ˈtandəm/Now rare
noun
An indication of something to be specially noted; a memorandum, note, or observation.
Origin
Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Prerogative of Man. From classical Latin notandum (neuter singular of notandus, gerundive of notāre; compare -and), short for notandum est ‘it is to be noted’, used to introduce a memorandum, e.g.
- on the bubble
- on the bum
- on the button
- on the cadge
- on the campaign trail
- on the carpet
- on the case
- on the cheap
- on the chopping block
- on the couch
- on the credit side
- on the crest of a wave
- on the decrease
- on the defensive
- on the door
- on the dot
- on the downgrade
- on the drawing board
- on the edge of one's seat
- on the face of it
- on the fiddle
- on-the-field
- on the flat
- on the fly
- on the front foot