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memoir

noun

ˈmem-ˌwär

Definition of memoir

as in biography

a history of a person's life the former senator has a lucrative contract to write his memoirs, in which he will supposedly set the record straight

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Recent Examples of memoir Salama is also the author of the memoir Stranger in the Desert, a finalist for the Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026 Baumes adapted former cruise ship hostess Jeraldine Saunders's 1974 memoir The Love Boats for television as The Love Boat. — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026 Duke selected *Never Caught* to explore historical narratives of slavery, and Cal Poly Pomona chose *Solito*, an immigration memoir. — Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 LaPlaca is currently promoting her memoir, The Love Producer, out July 7, which seems to reveal details of the pair’s relationship during the filming of his season in 2019. — Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 1 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for memoir

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Having read 415 biographies of the most successful operators in history, Senra has noticed a pattern.

— Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 5 July 2026
This Pulitzer Prize-winning biography tells the story of Frederick Douglass and the world around him.

— Melia Patria, ABC News, 4 July 2026

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Moviegoers should be careful not to read too much autobiography into an actor’s creative choices, but Jolie makes such speculation tantalizing, adding additional layers of drama to her films.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026
By the 1980s, swashbuckling CEOs like Lee Iacocca had taken the Market Maker to a global scale — a man confident enough to write his autobiography and simply call it Iacocca.

— Lewis Schiff, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026

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