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memoir
English
Etymology
From French mémoire (“memoir”), from Latin memoria (“memory”). Doublet of memoria and memory.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?m?m?w??/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?m?m?w??/
- (obsolete) IPA(key): /?m?m????/
- Hyphenation: mem?oir
Noun
memoir (plural memoirs)
- An autobiography; a book describing the personal experiences of an author.
- 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.
- Any form of narrative describing the personal experiences of a writer.
Usage notes
A memoir may differ from a simple biography or autobiography by not focusing on the author as the primary subject matter, but on people and events in the subject's life. Emphasis is placed on personal observations about external events.
The plural memoirs is often used to refer to a single work.
Related terms
- memory
Translations
References
- “memoir” in Michael Agnes, editor-in-chief, Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th edition, Cleveland, Oh.: Wiley, 2010, ?ISBN; reproduced on the Collins English Dictionary
- “memoir” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- “memoir”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).
- “memoir”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
- “Memoir” in John Walker, A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary […] , London: Sold by G. G. J. and J. Robin?on, Paterno?ter Row; and T. Cadell, in the Strand, 1791, ?OCLC, page 341, column 2.
Further reading
- memoir on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- memoir in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- momier
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mementos
English
Noun
mementos
- plural of memento
Spanish
Noun
mementos m pl
- plural of memento
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