Main Entry:

mem·oir

Pronunciation:

\ˈmem-ˌwär, -ˌwȯr\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle French memoire, from memoire memory, from Latin memoria

Date:

1571

1: an official note or report : memorandum2 a: a narrative composed from personal experience b: autobiography —usually used in plural c: biography3 a: an account of something noteworthy : report bplural : the record of the proceedings of a learned society

— mem·oir·ist \-ist\ noun