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Word: Memoir
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 15th century (denoting a memorandum or record): from French mémoire (masculine), a special use of mémoire (feminine) ‘memory’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈmɛmwɑː
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a historical account or biography written from personal knowledge
Short Definition:historical account
Examples:- in 1924 she published a short memoir of her husband
Definition:
an essay on a learned subject
Short Definition:learned essay
Examples:- an important memoir on Carboniferous crustacea
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