Memoir
English Meaning
A memorial account; a history composed from personal experience and memory; an account of transactions or events (usually written in familiar style) as they are remembered by the writer. See History, 2.
- An account of the personal experiences of an author.
- An autobiography. Often used in the plural.
- A biography or biographical sketch.
- A report, especially on a scientific or scholarly topic.
- The report of the proceedings of a learned society.