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memoir

[ mem-wahr, -wawr ]

noun

  1. a record of events written by a person having intimate knowledge of them and based on personal observation.
  2. Usually memoirs.
    1. an account of one's personal life and experiences; autobiography.
    2. the published record of the proceedings of a group or organization, as of a learned society.
  3. a biography or biographical sketch.


memoir

/ ˈɛɑː /

noun

  1. a biography or historical account, esp one based on personal knowledge
  2. an essay or monograph, as on a specialized topic
  3. obsolete.
    a memorandum
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ𳾴Ǿ, noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of memoir1

First recorded in 1560–70; from French éǾ, from Latin memoria; memory
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Word History and Origins

Origin of memoir1

C16: from French, from Latin memoria memory
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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.

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Pullman said he would now turn his attention to planning a memoir, which would be titled Before I Forget.

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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.

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In his memoir, Abbas expressed the hope the victim's status and the global resonance of the case would not influence judges unduly.

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“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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