memoir Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

WordNet

Mem"oir plural, Mem"oirs noun (Also<
  • Memoir
  • Memoirs
)
Etymology
F. mémoire, m., memorandum, fr. mémoire, f., memory, L. memoria. See Memory.
Definitions
  1. A memorial account; a history composed from personal experience and memory; an account of transactions or events (usually written in familiar style) as they are remembered by the writer. See History, 2.
  2. A memorial of any individual; a biography; often, a biography written without special regard to method and completeness.
  3. An account of something deemed noteworthy; an essay; a record of investigations of any subject; the journals and proceedings of a society.

Webster 1913