memoirs
Britishplural noun
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a collection of reminiscences about a period, series of events, etc, written from personal experience or special sources
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an autobiographical record
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a collection or record, as of transactions of a society, etc
Example Sentences
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We’re studying memoirs, which is a fancy word for a story you write about yourself.
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She notes that her grandmother “left everything to do with her Jewish past out of her memoirs.”
“Scene,” however, is not one of those memoirs that has fun with the sowing and skirts the reaping.
Since his one term in power, Sarkozy has become an influential backroom political player on the French right and a prolific writer of memoirs and books.
From Barron's
The movement is driven by moms who are amassing tens of thousands of followers through social media, podcasts, memoirs and apps.
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