memoir

/ˈmɛm.wɑːr/

nounmem · oir

Think: “MEMories in a MEMOIR”—it starts with MEM-, and the ending sounds like “-wahr.”

Yes, it's memoir. The tricky part is the French-looking ending: spell it -oir (memoir), not -war or -ware.

Definitions

  1. nouna book or written account in which someone describes personal experiences and memories, often focused on a particular period or theme
  2. nouna written record or report about a subject (often used in formal or academic contexts)

Examples

  • “She wrote a memoir about growing up in a military family.”
  • “In his memoir, the chef explains how he learned to cook from his grandmother.”
  • “The historian published a memoir detailing the expedition’s discoveries.”

Synonyms

autobiographyreminiscencelife storypersonal narrativeaccount

Antonyms

fiction

Translations

ES memoriasPT memóriasFR mémoire

Common misspellings

memwarmemwarememiormemoirememwaarmemwormemoirre

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