memoir
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memoir
- /ˈmɛmˌwɑː/ UK
- /ˈmɛmˌwɑɹ/ Canada, US
- /ˈmemˌwɐː/ Australia, New Zealand
- /ˈmɛmˌɔɪəɹ/ obsolete
- /ˈmɛmˌwɔːɹ/ obsolete
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French mémoire, from Middle French memoire, from Old French memoire, from Latin memoria. Doublet of memoria and memory.
noun memoirs
- 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.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: autobiography, biography, memorandum, memo, aide-mémoire, dissertation, book, note, thesis, memory, memorial, remembrance, factum, brief, submission, memoranda
Translations
Every language
noun book describing the personal experiences of an author
| Español | memoria |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 회상록 hoesangnok, 회고록 hoegorok |
| 日本語 | 回想録 kaisōroku, 回顧録 kaikoroku |
| 中文 | 回憶錄 /回忆录 huíyìlù |
| हिन्दी | संस्मरण sansmaraṇ |
| Kiswahili | kumbukumbu |
| Português | memória |
| Français | mémoires |
| Deutsch | Memoiren, Lebenserinnerungen |
| Italiano | memorie |
| Ελληνικά | απομνημονεύματα apomnimonévmata |
| Română | memorii |
| Русский | мемуа́ры memuáry, воспомина́ния vospominánija |
| Tiếng Việt | hồi ký, luận văn |
| العربية | مُذَكَّرَات muḏakkarāt, مُذَكِّرَات muḏakkirāt |
| עברית | זיכרונות zikhronót |
Talk about this word "memoir." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/memoir. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. memoir. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/memoir "memoir." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/memoir.Cite this
@misc{memoir_2026,
title = {memoir},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/memoir},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
