memoir
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- noun
- /ˈmɛm.wɑr/
- Formal
- The academic journal published her comprehensive memoir on climate change research conducted over the last decade.
- published memoir
- memoir and report
Examples
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In his latest memoir, the scientist shared insights from his groundbreaking studies in genetics.
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The author wrote a detailed memoir analyzing the challenges faced during his tenure in the research project.
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Think of it, my story will launch a whole new genre: the science fiction memoir.
Fiction book (2002) -
HANDLING THE TRUTH, a book about the making of memoir, will be published by Gotham next year.
Blog text (8) -
President Carter described the functions of Taiwan lobbying efforts in his memoir, published in 1982:
Academic text (2002) -
One of the benefits of this book is that he quotes memoirs and studies liberally.
Blog text (29) -
"The flood of histories, policy studies, memoirs, novels, movies, and television stories flows unabated.
Academic text (1992) -
A vogue for memoirs or conversations with illustrious personages by eyewitnesses had flourished in the Romantic period.
Academic text (2006) -
Coubertin described his beliefs about the development of the sport psychology conference in Lausanne in his memoirs (Coubertin, 1936/1979).
Academic text (2007)
How Scholarly
Surface Forms
Etymology
Memoir also links to the short English word memo, which comes from the same root and means 'note', so a scholarly memoir is like a formal long 'note' or report about a topic.