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• mem|oir|ist — «MEHM wahr ihst, wr », noun. a person who writes or has written a memoir or memoirs: »Sargent has been characterized by some memoirists as a dull man (New Yorker) …   Useful english dictionary

• mem·oir — /ˈmɛmˌwɑɚ/ noun, pl oirs 1 memoirs [plural] : a written account in which someone (such as a famous performer or politician) describes past experiences a retired politician who is writing his memoirs 2 [count] : a written account of someone or… …   Useful english dictionary

• oir — mem·oir; mem·oir·ist; peign·oir; av·oir·du·pois; …   English syllables

• mem — com·mem; com·mem·o·ra·ble; com·mem·o·rate; com·mem·o·ra·tion; com·mem·o·ra·tor; com·mem·o·ra·to·ry; de·mem·bra·tion; dis·mem·ber·ment; mem·ber; mem·bered; mem·ber·less; mem·ber·ship; mem·brac·i·dae; mem·bral; mem·bra·na; mem·bra·na·ceous;… …   English syllables

• memoir — mem·oir …   English syllables

• memoir — mem|oir [ mem,war ] noun 1. ) memoirs plural an account of someone s experiences written by that person, especially the experiences of someone who has taken part in important political or military events: He died yesterday just three months after …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• memoir — mem|oir [ˈmemwa: US wa:r] n [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: mémoire memory , from Latin memoria; MEMORY] 1.) memoirs [plural] a book by someone important and famous in which they write about their life and experiences ▪ Lady Thatcher had just …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• memoirist — mem·oir·ist …   English syllables

• memoir — mem•oir [[t]ˈmɛm wɑr, wɔr[/t]] n. 1) lit. a record of events based on the writer s personal observation 2) lit. Usu., memoirs a) an autobiography b) the published proceedings of an organization, as of a learned society 3) lit. a biography •… …   From formal English to slang

• memoirist — mem•oir•ist [[t]ˈmɛm wɑr ɪst, wɔr [/t]] n. cvb lit. a person who writes memoirs …   From formal English to slang