- plural of memoir.
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
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Flash fiction, sweeping histories and bold memoirs — discover the highly anticipated fiction and nonfiction our book reviewers are dipping into this autumn.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Prime ministerial memoirs tell the stories of how central a moment it is in the week of any occupant of 10 Downing Street.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
They are at once memoirs, guidebooks and essays on art.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
All book adaptations, whether from novels or memoirs, could stand to embellish the facts here and there, or go ahead and reinvent the wheel when possible.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026
In his own memoirs he had selected May 15, 1776, as the most decisive moment, because that was the day the Continental Congress passed a resolution calling for new constitutions in each of the states.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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