Definition of memoir
1 : an official note or report : memorandum
2a : 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 McCarthyb : autobiography —usually used in plural His memoirs recall his student days at Harvard.c : biography his memoir of his longtime friend
3a : an account of something noteworthy : report the work described and discussed in this memoir represent a first-class investigation — J. A. Steersb memoirs plural : the record of the proceedings of a learned society
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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
Origin and Etymology of memoir
Middle French memoire, from memoire memory, from Latin memoria
First Known Use: 1571
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MEMOIR Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of memoir for English Language Learners
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memoirs : a written account in which someone (such as a famous performer or politician) describes past experiences
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: a written account of someone or something that is usually based on personal knowledge of the subject
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