memoir
[ mem-wahr, -wawr ]
/ ˈmɛm wɑr, -wɔr /
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.
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RELATED WORDS
essay, autobiography, account, memory, treatise, chronicle, journal, anecdote, life, reminiscence, note, recollection, diary, thesis, narrative, biography, dissertation, register, discourse, monograph
Nearby words
- memling, hans,
- memnon,
- memnonia,
- memnonian,
- memo,
- memoirist,
- memoirs,
- memorabilia,
- memorabiliast,
- memorability
Origin of memoir
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memoir
/ (ˈmɛmwɑː) /
noun
a biography or historical account, esp one based on personal knowledge
an essay or monograph, as on a specialized topic
obsolete a memorandum
Word Origin for memoir
C16: from French, from Latin memoria memory
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memoir
early 15c., "written record," from Anglo-French memorie "note, memorandum, something written to be kept in mind" (early 15c., Old French memoire), from Latin memoria (see memory). Meaning "person's written account of his life" is from 1670s.
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