memoir

noun

mem·oir | \ˈmem-ˌwär,

-ˌwȯr\

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 McCarthy

b : 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. Steers

b memoirs plural : the record of the proceedings of a learned society

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Synonyms for memoir

Synonyms

bio, biography, life

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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Instead, Gold’s memoir is once again wickedly intelligent, wildly imaginative (well, in some ways) and everything in between. — Alexis Burling, SFChronicle.com, "‘I Will Be Complete,’ by Glen David Gold," 21 June 2018 More than a decade later, in 1998, Tami self-published her memoir, which Hyperion Press republished in 2002 and Dey Street Books re-released under the movie's title in 2018. — Taysha Murtaugh, Country Living, "The Crushing True Story Behind 'Adrift'—and How Tami Oldham Ashcraft Survived at Sea," 30 May 2018 Samantha, who has been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and uses a wheelchair, is writing a memoir entitled The Diary of Princess Pushy’s Sister. — Lisa Ryan, The Cut, "All the Meghan Markle Family Drama, Explained," 15 May 2018 For more from Kim Brooks, pre-order Sweet Animals— part memoir, part call to action — available August 21. — Kim Brooks, Good Housekeeping, "I Left My Son Alone In the Car for 5 Minutes — And It Caused a Two-Year Legal Nightmare," 14 Aug. 2018 Obama is also spending his post-presidential free time working on details for his forthcoming presidential library in Chicago, a presidential memoir that is set to be published by Penguin Random House and a production deal with Netflix. — Abby Vesoulis, Time, "'This Is a Moment of Great Urgency.' Former President Barack Obama Tries to Mobilize Democrats at Fundraiser Event," 29 June 2018 Jamie Bernstein, Leonard Bernstein’s firstborn daughter, has written a memoir of her family, a family that her overwhelming dad—loving, inspired, and sometimes insufferable—dominated for decades. — David Denby, The New Yorker, "Leonard Bernstein Through His Daughter’s Eyes," 16 June 2018 Rezaian's forthcoming memoir had been acquired by Bourdain, who has an imprint with Ecco, a division of HarperCollins. — Abby Ohlheiser, Anchorage Daily News, "Anthony Bourdain, chef and TV host, dies at 61 in apparent suicide," 8 June 2018 Obama's upcoming memoir will be published in 24 languages and is set for release on Nov. 13. — Sydney Scott, Essence.com, "Yes, Yes, Yes! Michelle Obama Shares Cover For New Book 'Becoming'," 24 May 2018

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