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memoirs

mem·oir
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [mem-wahr, -wawr]
    • /ˈmɛm wɑr, -wɔr/
    • /ˈmem.wɑːr/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mem-wahr, -wawr]
    • /ˈmɛm wɑr, -wɔr/

Definitions of memoirs word

  • noun memoirs a record of events written by a person having intimate knowledge of them and based on personal observation. 1
  • noun memoirs Usually, memoirs. an account of one's personal life and experiences; autobiography. the published record of the proceedings of a group or organization, as of a learned society. 1
  • noun memoirs a biography or biographical sketch. 1
  • noun memoirs Plural form of memoir. 1
  • noun plural memoirs autobiography 1
  • noun plural memoirs A person's memoirs are a written account of the people who they have known and events that they remember. 0

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Origin of memoirs

First appearance:

before 1560
One of the 32% oldest English words
1560-70; < French mémoire < Latin memoria; see memory

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Parts of speech for Memoirs

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

memoirs popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

memoirs usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for memoirs

noun memoirs

  • autobiography — Your autobiography is an account of your life, which you write yourself.
  • diary — A diary is a book which has a separate space for each day of the year. You use a diary to write down things you plan to do, or to record what happens in your life day by day.
  • journal — a daily record, as of occurrences, experiences, or observations: She kept a journal during her European trip.
  • account — If you have an account with a bank or a similar organization, you have an arrangement to leave your money there and take some out when you need it.
  • chronicle — To chronicle a series of events means to write about them or show them in broadcasts in the order in which they happened.

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