memoir
noun
[ ˈmɛmwɑː ]
• a historical account or biography written from personal knowledge.
• "in 1924 she published a short memoir of her husband"
Similar:
account,
historical account,
history,
record,
chronicle,
annal(s),
commentary,
narrative,
story,
report,
portrayal,
depiction,
sketch,
portrait,
life,
life story,
profile,
biography,
autobiography,
memories,
recollections,
personal recollections,
reminiscences,
experiences,
journal,
diary,
log,
weblog,
blog,
vlog,
moblog,
• an essay on a learned subject.
• "an important memoir on Carboniferous crustacea"
Origin:
late 15th century (denoting a memorandum or record): from French mémoire (masculine), a special use of mémoire (feminine) ‘memory’.
