memoir

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

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

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

2. 2
   noun

   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.

3. 3
   noun

   an essay on a scientific or scholarly topic

4. 4
   noun

   an account of the author's personal experiences

5. 5
   noun

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

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin memor Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin memoria French mémoireder. English memoir From French mémoire (“memoir”), from Latin memoria (“memory”). Doublet of memoria and memory.