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noun
1.
a record of events written by a person having intimate knowledge of them and based on personal observation.
2.
Usually, memoirs.
a.
an account of one's personal life and experiences; autobiography.
b.
the published record of the proceedings of a group or organization, as of a learned society.
3.
a biography or biographical sketch.
Synonyms
2a. journal, recollections, reminiscences.
2a. journal, recollections, reminiscences.
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Memoir
is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
Example Sentences
- True, their memoirs often appear to be mere nostalgia, mere longing for a simpler age.
- Actually my memoir is still in the idea stage.
- Her new memoir plumbs the hard beauty of her home in Wyoming.
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Word Origin & History
memoir
1560s, from Anglo-Fr. memorie "note, memorandum, something written to be kept in mind" (early 15c.), from L. memoria (see memory). Meaning "person's written account of his life" is from 1670s.
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