memoirs

/ (ˈmɛmwɑːz) /


pl n
  1. a collection of reminiscences about a period, series of events, etc, written from personal experience or special sources

  2. an autobiographical record

  1. a collection or record, as of transactions of a society, etc

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How to use memoirs in a sentence

  • The Marshal, in his memoirs, asserts that this short campaign was the severest strain he ever underwent.

    Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-Pattison
  • During his hours of leisure the Marshal wrote his memoirs, which he intended to aid the future historian of the French wars.

    Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-Pattison
  • These articles, written with great eloquence and feeling, were subsequently published with her memoirs.

  • Madame Roland had continued writing her memoirs until the hour in which she left her cell for the scaffold.

  • James Forbes, in his "Oriental memoirs," relates a striking instance of this kind.

    Man And His Ancestor | Charles Morris