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memoir

memoir

4 6.6
A paper that explains research or a scholar's study
  • noun
  • /ˈmɛm.wɑr/
  • Formal
translation icon : memoria
  • The academic journal published her comprehensive memoir on climate change research conducted over the last decade.
  • published memoir
  • memoir and report

Examples

  • In his latest memoir, the scientist shared insights from his groundbreaking studies in genetics.

  • The author wrote a detailed memoir analyzing the challenges faced during his tenure in the research project.

  • 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

treatise
  • Formal
19 8.4
monograph
  • Specialized
7 9.3
memoir
  • Formal
4 6.6
article
  • Literature
1.0
report
1.3
note
1.0

Surface Forms

memoir singular
memoirs plural

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.