2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Memoir \Mem"oir\, or pl Memoirs \Mem"oirs\, n. [F. m['e]moire,
m., memorandum, fr m['e]moire, f., memory, L. memoria. See
{Memory}.]
1. A memorial account; a history composed from personal
experience and memory; an account of transactions or
events (usually written in familiar style) as they are
remembered by the writer. See {History}, 2.
2. A memorial of any individual; a biography; often a
biography written without special regard to method and
completeness.
3. An account of something deemed noteworthy; an essay; a
record of investigations of any subject; the journals and
proceedings of a society.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
memoir
n 1: an account of the author's personal experiences
2: an essay on a scientific or scholarly topic
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