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Memoir

//ˈmɛmˌwɑː// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An autobiography; a book describing the personal experiences of an author.

    "When I retire, I'm going to write my memoirs."

  2. 2
    an essay on a scientific or scholarly topic wordnet
  3. 3
    A biography; a book describing the experiences of a subject from personal knowledge of the subject or from sources with personal knowledge of the subject.

    "James wrote a memoir of his grandmother shortly after she passed away."

  4. 4
    an account of the author's personal experiences wordnet
  5. 5
    Any form of narrative describing the personal experiences of a writer.

Etymology

From French mémoire (“memoir”), from Latin memoria (“memory”). Doublet of memoria and memory.

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