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- noun Plural form of
memoir . - noun in the plural an
autobiography
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Examples
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But these are my memoirs; and _memoirs_ mean recollections.
Mohun, or, the Last Days of Lee John Esten Cooke 1858
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And because of the stink, it appears a new trend in memoirs is about to begin – the disclaimer sticker.
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And because of the stink, it appears a new trend in memoirs is about to begin – the disclaimer sticker.
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Something that distinguishes your book from other memoirs is the narrative voice.
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Yet escape she did in 1787, the year following that of her imprisonment at the Salpétrière; she reached England, compiled the libels which she called her memoirs, and died strangely in 1791.
Historical Mysteries Andrew Lang 1878
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Inanity in memoirs by athletes, politicians and movie stars.
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"This book, much like his previous two memoirs, is lush with narratives about manhood, fathers and sons, families and the changing face of the rural South."
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Can't wait to get a copy of the Sarah Palin memoirs brochure!
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Inanity in memoirs by athletes, politicians and movie stars.
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Inanity in memoirs by athletes, politicians and movie stars.
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