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View usage for: (memwɑːʳ) Word forms: plural memoirscountable nounA memoir is a book or article that you write about someone who you have known well. [formal] He has just published a memoir in honour of his captain. Synonyms: account, life, record, register More Synonyms of memoir memoir in British English (ˈmɛmwɑː) noun1. a biography or historical account, esp one based on personal knowledge 2. an essay or monograph, as on a specialized topic Derived forms memoirist (ˈmemoirist) noun Word origin C16: from French, from Latin memoria memorymemoir in American English (ˈmɛmˌwɑr; ˈmɛmˌwɔr) noun1. a biography, usually one written by someone who knew the subject well 2. [pl.] an autobiography, esp. one that is objective and anecdotal in emphasis rather than inward and subjective 3. [pl.] a report or record of important events based on the writer's personal knowledge 4. a report or record of a scholarly investigation, scientific study, etc. 5. [pl.] the record of the proceedings of a learned society Word origin Fr mémoire, masc., a memorandum, memoir, fem., memory < L memoria, memory Examples of 'memoir' in a sentencememoir I ask him why he wanted to write a second memoir in the first place.In 2007 he published a memoir called Tell me what a tree looks like.This memoir by one of its few survivors makes it human.The book is a memoir in three parts.Those who are put off by misery memoirs in general should avoid it.Now she has written what is set to be one of the bestselling political memoirs.The translation of both the biography and the memoirs is clear but includes some oddities.The misery memoir is limping out of the limelight like a cruelly neglected racehorse past its time.Her account of it became a bestselling misery memoir.She helped to bring the family back together and worked with her husband and his mother on their memoir.Then he should write his memoirs.So it is biography v memoir.Father and Son is a unique memoir of childhood.He has written four books of memoirs and many volumes of poetry, fiction and criticism.A good memoir is highly personal while being universal.She continues with her lucrative speaking engagements and is planning a book tour in the summer, after publishing a memoir.More than a dramatic memoir, his essay is a strong argument against the precepts of bilingual education in America. Definition a biography or historical account based on personal knowledge He has just published a memoir in honour of his captain. Additional synonymsDefinition an account of a person's life by another person an unauthorised biography Synonyms life story, life, record, account, profile, memoir, CV, life history, curriculum vitae Definition a newspaper or magazine All our results are published in scientific journals. Synonyms magazine, record, review, register, publication, bulletin, chronicle, gazette, periodical, zine (informal) Definition a biography It was his aim to write a life of John Paul Jones. Synonyms biography, story, history, career, profile, confessions, autobiography, memoirs, life story - membrane
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Additional synonymsDefinition an account of events He began his narrative with the day of the murder. Synonyms story, report, history, detail, account, statement, tale, chronicle, recitalDefinition information or data on a subject collected over a long period Keep a record of all the payments. Synonyms document, file, register, log, report, minute, account, entry, journal, diary, memorial, archives, memoir, chronicle, memorandum, annals, blog (informal) Definition the book in which such a list is written registers of births, deaths and marriages Synonyms list, record, roll, file, schedule, diary, catalogue, log, archives, chronicle, memorandum, roster, ledger, annals |