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memoir
[ mem-wahr, -wawr ]
noun
- a record of events written by a person having intimate knowledge of them and based on personal observation.
- Usually memoirs.
- an account of one's personal life and experiences; autobiography.
- the published record of the proceedings of a group or organization, as of a learned society.
- a biography or biographical sketch.
memoir
/ ˈɛɑː /
noun
- a biography or historical account, esp one based on personal knowledge
- an essay or monograph, as on a specialized topic
- obsolete.a memorandum
Derived Forms
- ˈǾ, noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of memoir1
Example Sentences
Abbas - who has spent almost a third of his life in jail - has already admitted to his role in the heist, and even wrote a memoir entitled I Held Up Kim Kardashian.
Pullman said he would now turn his attention to planning a memoir, which would be titled Before I Forget.
If Brinkley’s new memoir, “Uptown Girl,” has one lesson to impart to its readers, it’s that no one, not even the beauty icon, rides through life for free.
In his memoir, Abbas expressed the hope the victim's status and the global resonance of the case would not influence judges unduly.
“Even if those five stages do exist, it’s so nonlinear,” said Crane, who has written numerous works of fiction as well as a debut memoir.
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