- 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
Example Sentences
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The investigation sputtered for decades because of a lack of evidence, but the case was revived when Davis's memoirs were published in 2019.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 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
The 43-year-old got everyone in America talking about the memoirs “Strangers” and “The Tell,” but her talent for finding stories that resonate and ignite has drawn her into some of publishing’s most contentious debates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Gordon Brown reflects in his memoirs the agonising private conversations he had about a snap election and in deciding against it found himself going "from near hero to near zero in a day."
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
According to Gorges's memoirs, Tisquantum was one of the five.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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