memoir (noun)

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• memoir — ► NOUN 1) a historical account or biography written from personal knowledge. 2) (memoirs) an account written by a public figure of their life and experiences. ORIGIN French mémoire memory …   English terms dictionary

• memoir — noun (sometimes memoirs) ADJECTIVE ▪ personal ▪ a personal memoir of these important events ▪ childhood ▪ O Connor published a childhood memoir. ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• memoir — noun 1) a touching memoir of her childhood Syn: account, history, record, chronicle, narrative, story, portrayal, depiction, sketch, portrait, profile, biography, monograph 2) (memoirs) …   Thesaurus of popular words

• memoir — noun 1) a touching memoir of her childhood Syn: account, history, record, chronicle, narrative, story, portrayal, depiction, portrait, profile 2) he published his memoirs in 1955 Syn: autobi …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• memoir — 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 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• memoir — 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

• memoir — 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 …   Wiktionary

• memoir — 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

• memoir — UK [ˈmemˌwɑː(r)] / US [ˈmemˌwɑr] noun Word forms memoir : singular memoir plural memoirs 1) memoirs [plural] an account of someone s experiences written by that person, especially the experiences of someone who has taken part in important… …   English dictionary

• memoir — /ˈmɛmwa/ (say memwah) noun 1. (plural) records of facts or events in connection with a particular subject, historical period, etc., as known to the writer or gathered from special sources. 2. (plural) records of one s own life and experiences. 3 …  

• memoir — 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