MEMOIR


Meaning of MEMOIR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈmem-ˌwär, -ˌwȯr ]

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.