English Explanatory Dictionary

memoir

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An autobiography; a book describing the personal experiences of an author.
  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.
  3. Any form of narrative describing the personal experiences of a writer.

Pronunciation

/ˈmɛmˌwɑː/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-memoir.wav /ˈmɛmˌwɑɹ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-memoir.wav /ˈmemˌwɐː/ /ˈmɛmˌɔɪəɹ/ /ˈmɛmˌwɔːɹ/

Word forms

memoir memoirs

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)mer-der.? Latin memor Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin memoria Old French memoire Middle French memoire French mémoirebor. English memoir Borrowed from French mémoire, from Middle French memoire, from Old French memoire, from Latin memoria. Doublet of memoria and memory.

Related words

memory

Derived words

documemoir foodoir memoiric memoirish memoirism memoirist memoiristic momoir mumoir
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