memoir

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The unfortunate subject of this memoir was the son of one of the most zealous promoters of the Revolution of 1688.

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  1. noun An account of the personal experiences of an author.
  2. noun An autobiography. Often used in the plural.
  3. noun A biography or biographical sketch.
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  • Traditionally, a memoir is a subgenre of autobiography, in that it is much less chronological and comprehensive.
  • Through high level sources at Harper Collins Gawker can report tonight that rumors of Palin writing a memoir are absolutely false.
  • The subject of this memoir was a conspicuous sharer in its dangers and in its honors. —  The Life of Francis Marion
  • Of this eminent soldier and man whose character offers so great an example, a memoir is attempted in this volume. —  A Life of Gen. Robert E. Lee
  • When the notes on his memoir are accidentally left behind in a gym, they fall into the hands of gym employees Chad [Brad Pitt] and Linda [Frances McDormand] whose attempt to return them is mistaken for an attempted at blackmail. —  EclipseMagazine
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. French mémoire, from Old French memoire, memory, from Latin memoria; see memory.

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  1. from French mémoire, memoir, from Latin memoria, memory: see memory.
 

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/ˈmɛmwɑr/
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