memoir

UK /ˈmɛmˌwɑː/ US /ˈmɛmˌwɑɹ/

noun 3

Collocations

ADJ.

chief, deepest, detailed, tell-all

VERB + MEMOIR

fascinating, penned, published, reading, write, wrote

MEMOIR + NOUN

affair, grandmother, life, lord

PREP.

in, on

Definitions

noun

An autobiography; a book describing the personal experiences of an author.

When I retire, I'm going to write my memoirs.

A biography; a book describing the experiences of a subject from personal knowledge of the subject or from sources with personal knowledge of the subject.

James wrote a memoir of his grandmother shortly after she passed away.

Any form of narrative describing the personal experiences of a writer.

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Example Bank

When I retire, I'm going to write my memoirs.

Wiktionary

James wrote a memoir of his grandmother shortly after she passed away.

Wiktionary

The memoir breathes the deepest respect for his father.

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She penned a tell-all memoir of her affair with the president.

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My friends pushed me to write a memoir.

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I'm reading a fascinating memoir.

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