memoir

mem·oir  (mmwär, -wôr)

n.

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.

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

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memoir·ist n.

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memoir [ˈmɛmwɑː]

n

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

Thesaurus

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

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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

n

→ Kurzbiografie f

memoirs pl → Memoiren pl

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

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