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Definition of: memoir
(mem′wär) noun
1. An account of something deemed worthy of record; especially, one addressed to a public institution or scientific society.
2. plural The reminiscences of a person, either general or relating to a particular period, published together.
3. A biographic memorial. See synonyms under HISTORY. [<F mémoire <L memoria memory. Doublet of MEMORY.]
—mem′oir·ist noun
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