memoir

  • 21memoir — noun Etymology: Middle French memoire, from memoire memory, from Latin memoria Date: 1571 1. an official note or report ; memorandum 2. a. a narrative composed from personal experience b. autobiography usually used in plural c. biography …

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  • 22memoir — noun /ˈmɛmˌwɑr/ a) An autobiography; a book describing the personal experiences of an author. When I retire, Im going to write my memoirs. b) Any form of narrative describing the personal experiences of a writer. See Also: memory …

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  • 23memoir — Synonyms and related words: Clio, Muse of history, account, accounts, adventures, adversaria, aide memoire, anecdote, annals, annotation, article, autobiography, biographical sketch, biography, case history, causerie, chronicle, chronicles,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 24memoir — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. record; reminiscence, autobiography. See description, memory. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. life story, diary, autobiography; see biography , journal 1 . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A narrative of… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 25memoir — mem|oir [ˈmemwa: US wa:r] n [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: mémoire memory , from Latin memoria; MEMORY] 1.) memoirs [plural] a book by someone important and famous in which they write about their life and experiences ▪ Lady Thatcher had just …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 26memoir — mem|oir [ mem,war ] noun 1. ) memoirs plural an account of someone s experiences written by that person, especially the experiences of someone who has taken part in important political or military events: He died yesterday just three months after …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 27memoir — mem·oir || memwÉ‘r / ɑː n. life story, autobiography, biography; record of events written by a person having an intimate knowledge of them and based on personal observation …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 28memoir — noun 1》 a historical account or biography written from personal knowledge.     ↘(memoirs) an account written by a public figure of their life and experiences. 2》 an essay on a learned subject.     ↘(memoirs) the proceedings of a learned society.… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 29memoir — n. 1. Personal narrative, familiar biography. 2. Record, register, journal, written account …

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  • 30memoir — noun 1 memoirs (plural) an account written by someone, especially a famous person, about their life and experiences: Lady Thatcher had just published her memoirs. 2 (C) formal a short piece of writing about someone or something that you know well …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English