Memoirs

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Memoir \Mem"oir\, or pl. Memoirs \Mem"oirs\, n. [F. m['e]moire,
     m., memorandum, fr. m['e]moire, f., memory, L. memoria. See
     {Memory}.]
     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.
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     2. A memorial of any individual; a biography; often, a
        biography written without special regard to method and
        completeness.
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     3. An account of something deemed noteworthy; an essay; a
        record of investigations of any subject; the journals and
        proceedings of a society.
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