Associations to the word «Memoir»

Wiktionary

MEMOIR, noun. An autobiography; a book describing the personal experiences of an author.
MEMOIR, noun. 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.
MEMOIR, noun. Any form of narrative describing the personal experiences of a writer.

Dictionary definition

MEMOIR, noun. An account of the author's personal experiences.
MEMOIR, noun. An essay on a scientific or scholarly topic.

Wise words

In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.
Alexander Pope