n.
Pronunciation: ' mem- ˌ wär, - ˌ wo ̇ r
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle French memoire, from memoire memory, from Latin memoria
Date: 1571
1 : an official note or report : MEMORANDUM
2 a : a narrative composed from personal experience b : AUTOBIOGRAPHY ― usually used in plural c : BIOGRAPHY
3 a : an account of something noteworthy : REPORT b plural : the record of the proceedings of a learned society
– mem · oir · ist \ -ist \ noun