Meaning

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

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

    Memoiren, Lebenserinnerungen

    мемуа́рыmemuáry, воспомина́нияvospominánija

    мемуа́риmemuáry, спо́миниspómyny, спо́гадиspóhady

    an account of the author's personal experiences

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

    мемуа́рыmemuáry

Examples

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  1. This president has written his memoirs.

    ruЭтот президент написал свои мемуары.

    deDieser Präsident hat seine Memoiren geschrieben.

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  2. I decided to write my memoirs.

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  3. My friends urged me to write my memoirs.

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  4. My friends pushed me to write a memoir.

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  5. The memoir breathes the deepest respect for his father.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
book describing the personal experiences of an author:
Русский
By meaning 1
book describing the personal experiences of an author:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
book describing the personal experiences of an author:

Origin

Borrowed from French mémoire, from Middle French memoire, from Old French memoire, from La

Borrowed from French mémoire, from Middle French memoire, from Old French memoire, from Latin memoria. Doublet of memoria and memory.

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