memoir
noun/ˈmɛmwɑr/
Frequency rank: #5,564 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
A written account of one's own life experiences and memories.
Example sentence
She published her memoir about the years she spent working as a nurse in war zones.
Synonyms & related words
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