a retired politician who is writing his memoirs
He has written a memoir of his mother.
a memoir of Hollywood in the 1930s
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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 — … 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
