1
: an official note or report : memorandum
2
a
: a narrative composed from personal experience
every memoir reminds us of the faraway and long ago, of loss and change, of persons and places beyond recall—
Abigail McCarthy
Abigail McCarthy
b
: autobiography
—usually used in plural
His memoirs recall his student days at Harvard.
c
: biography
his memoir of his longtime friend
3
a
: an account of something noteworthy : report
the work described and discussed in this memoir represent a first-class investigation—J. A. Steers
J. A. Steers
b
memoirs plural
: the record of the proceedings of a learned society
Examples of memoir in a Sentence
a retired politician who is writing his memoirs
He has written a memoir of his mother.
a memoir of Hollywood in the 1930s
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Tina Knowles is also on a nine-city tour for her memoir.
—Caché McClay, USA Today, 3 May 2025
After Tina Knowles‘ memoir, Matriarch, earned a coveted spot on The New York Times‘ bestseller list, the superstar took to Instagram to celebrate her mom’s accomplishment.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 1 May 2025
In his memoir My Next Breath, released April 29, the Oscar nominee detailed the January 2023 experience in excruciating detail.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 1 May 2025
One of them, John R. Bolton, wrote a memoir about his time working for the president that was deeply revealing, and embarrassing, to Mr. Trump.
—Maggie Haberman, New York Times, 1 May 2025
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Caché McClay, USA Today, 3 May 2025
After Tina Knowles‘ memoir, Matriarch, earned a coveted spot on The New York Times‘ bestseller list, the superstar took to Instagram to celebrate her mom’s accomplishment.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 1 May 2025
In his memoir My Next Breath, released April 29, the Oscar nominee detailed the January 2023 experience in excruciating detail.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 1 May 2025
One of them, John R. Bolton, wrote a memoir about his time working for the president that was deeply revealing, and embarrassing, to Mr. Trump.
—Maggie Haberman, New York Times, 1 May 2025
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“Memoir.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/memoir. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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memoir
noun
mem·oir
ˈmem-ˌwär 
-ˌwȯ(ə)r
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