HOW TO PRONOUNCE
memoir
/ˈmɛmˌwɑɹ/
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What does memoir mean?
noun
- An autobiography; a book describing the personal experiences of an author.
- 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.
- Any form of narrative describing the personal experiences of a writer.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈmɛmˌwɑɹ/
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It will suffice for our purpose to refer to the arrested brain-development of microcephalous idiots, as described in Vogt’s memoir.
By his mother's side, the subject of our memoir is supposed to be descended from the ancient Border family of Douglas.
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Such an attempt cannot limit itself to merely British developments, and this is not a final detailed memoir of British chemical warfare.
It will be enough to exhibit those particulars only, of her progress, in which the subject of our memoir was more immediately interested.
It is interesting to observe how Darwin at once fixed on the part of Bates's memoir which seemed to bear upon sexual selection.