memoir

Pronunciation: /ˈmɛmˌwɑɹ/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an account of the author's personal experiences
  2. noun an essay on a scientific or scholarly topic

Etymology

Borrowed from French mémoire, from Middle French memoire, from Old French memoire, from Latin memoria. Doublet of memoria and memory.

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autobiography

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