Memoirists

mem·oir (m

wär

, -wôr

)

1. An account of the personal experiences of an author.

2. An autobiography. Often used in the plural.

3. A biography or biographical sketch.

4. A report, especially on a scientific or scholarly topic.

5. memoirs The report of the proceedings of a learned society.

[French mémoire, from Old French memoire, memory, from Latin memoria; see memory.]

memoir·ist n.

memoir [ˈmɛmwɑː]

1. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a biography or historical account, esp one based on personal knowledge

2. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) an essay or monograph, as on a specialized topic

3. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) Obsolete a memorandum

[from French, from Latin memoria memory]

memoirist n

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Noun	1.	memoir - an account of the author's personal experiences autobiography - a biography of yourself
	2.	memoir - an essay on a scientific or scholarly topic essay - an analytic or interpretive literary composition

memoir

noun account, life, record, register, journal, essay, biography, narrative, monograph He has just published a memoir in honour of his captain.

Translations

memoir [ˈmemwɑːʳ] N

1. memoirs (= autobiography) → memorias fpl, autobiografía fsing

2. (= biographical note) → nota f biográfica

3. (= essay) → memoria f

memoir [ˈmɛmwɑː^r] n → mémoire m

memoir

→ Kurzbiografie f

memoirs pl → Memoiren pl

memoir [ˈmɛmwɑːʳ] n (essay) → saggio monografico; (biography) → nota biografica

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Casanova de Seingalt
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de la Mare
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memorialist
Ralegh
reminiscences
Saint-Simon

Whenever it is possible to detail the reactions of others with accuracy, you will strengthen your story still further Getting Started While remembering and sorting out the relevant experiences of your life may seem like an insurmountable task at first, I have counseled a number of successful memoirists to spend one hour or so every day for a week sitting alone and quietly and reaching back for significant memories.

Writing in Retirement Is An Ideal Way to Share Life Experiences with ... by Charles Jacobs / Writing and Speaking community

NEW YORK -- The MYSPACE MEMOIRISTS COLLECTIVE (www.

Memoirists Say It's Not All about Them; Four Established Authors Form ... by Business Wire

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