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memoir (MEM wawr) (s) (noun), memoirs (MEM wawrz) (pl)
1. A written diary of the personal experiences or autobiographical revelations of a person: Many people have kept memoirs about their lives.
2. A record of facts about a subject or situation that someone has personally known or investigated: As an anthropologist,Tina wrote an interesting memoir about the Maasai, the African natives who live very primitive lives in Kenya.
3. Etymology: from Anglo-French memorie then Old French memoire, and from Latin memoria, "memory".
A written composition of a person's past life.
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Memoir #1: Bobby Martin; First Steps
Memoir, First Steps, Benicia, California; Summer, 1942.
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Memoir #2: Bob Martin; Memories of childhood
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Memoir #4: Robert M. Martin; African Safari, 1963; Part 1
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Memoir #4: Robert M. Martin; African Safari, 1963; Part 2
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Memoir #4: Robert M. Martin; African Safari, 1963; Part 3
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Memoir #4: Robert M. Martin; African Safari, 1963; Part 4
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Memoir #7: Robert M. Martin; Iraq, 1965
Memoir, A trip from Tanzania to Iraq in 1965.
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Memoir #8: Robert M. Martin; Sudan, 1972
Memoir, About problems in Sudan, 1972.
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