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memoir
[ mem-wahr, -wawr ]
/ ËmÉm wÉr, -wÉr /
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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.
OTHER WORDS FOR memoir
2a journal, recollections, reminiscences.
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Origin of memoir
Words nearby memoir
memento mori, Memling, Memnon, Memnonia, memo, memoir, memoirist, memoirs, memorabilia, memorabiliast, memorable
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British Dictionary definitions for memoir
memoir
/ (ËmÉmwÉË) /
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 of memoir
memoirist, nounWord Origin for memoir
C16: from French, from Latin memoria memory
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