Memoir - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈmemwɑːr|
Brit.
|ˈmemwɑː|
noun
- an account of the author's personal experiences
- an essay on a scientific or scholarly topic
- an essay on a scientific or scholarly topic
Extra examples
He has written a memoir of his mother.
The memoir recounts the golden times in her life.
In Powell's memoir, Lemann points out, terms like “expert” and “academic” are clearly derogatory.
...a memoir of a time when racial intolerance was socially acceptable...
...wrote a memoir recounting her days as a nanny for the rich and often indiscreet...
...the writer's latest memoir is a seemingly unending exercise in narcissistic rambling...
Word forms
noun
singular: memoir
plural: memoirs
singular: memoir
plural: memoirs
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