C1nounartshistory
US/ˈmem.wɑːr/
UK/ˈmem.wɑː/
a book in which someone writes about a period or part of their own life
In context
Her memoir about working as a nurse during the war moved many readers.
The former president is writing a memoir about his years in office.
This memoir tells the story of a boy who left his village to study abroad.
Words that go with memoir
verb + noun
- write a memoirShe decided to write a memoir after her long career.
- publish a memoirThe chef will publish a memoir next year.
adjective + noun
- bestselling memoirHis bestselling memoir was turned into a film.
- personal memoirA personal memoir can show history through one life.
noun + preposition
- memoir ofThis is a moving memoir of life in a refugee camp.