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mem⋅oir

  [mem-wahr, -wawr]
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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.
Origin:
1560–70; < F mémoire < L memoria; see memory

Synonyms:
2a. journal, recollections, reminiscences.
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mem·oir   (měm'wär', -wôr')   
n.  
  1. An account of the personal experiences of an author.
  2. An autobiography. Often used in the plural.
  3. A biography or biographical sketch.
  4. A report, especially on a scientific or scholarly topic.
  5. memoirs The report of the proceedings of a learned society.

[French mémoire, from Old French memoire, memory, from Latin memoria; see memory.]
mem'oir·ist n.
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