memoirnoun
uk/ˈmem.wɑːr/us/ˈmem.wɑːr/[ C ] a book or other piece of writing based on the writer's personal knowledge of famous people, places, or events:
She has written a memoir of her encounters with famous movie stars over the years.
memoirs [ plural ] US also memoir
a written record of a usually famous person's own life and experiences:
She plans to write her memoirs.
Angelou's first volume of memoirs dealt with her childhood.
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Pieces of writing
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- caption
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- encomium
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- fair copy
- fair sth out
- jottings
- manuscript
- microblog
- ms
- paragraph
- passage
- record
- squiggle
- subheading
- text
- typescript
- writing
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