Definition of MEMOIR

memoir

Plural: memoirs

Noun

  • A historical account or biography written from personal knowledge.
  • an account of the author's personal experiences
  • an essay on a scientific or scholarly topic
  • An autobiography; a book describing the personal experiences of an author.
  • A biography; a book describing the experiences of a subject from personal knowledge of the subject or from sources with personal knowledge of the subject.
  • Any form of narrative describing the personal experiences of a writer.

Examples

  • His MEMOIR of the Words With Friends tournament would surely be filled with tales of triumph and woe.
  • James wrote a memoir of his grandmother shortly after she passed away.
  • When I retire, I'm going to write my memoirs.

Origin / Etymology

From French mémoire (“memoir”), from Latin memoria (“memory”). Doublet of memoria and memory.

Scrabble Score: 10

memoir: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
memoir: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
memoir: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

memoir: valid Words With Friends Word