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memoir n. 1 account, report, reportage, narrative, essay,
dissertation, disquisition, paper, journal, record, biography,
life: They found her memoir about life in the jungle very
exciting. 2 memoirs. autobiography, reminiscences,
recollections, memories, diary, confessions, letters, life
story; annals, history, account(s), record(s), chronology: She
was reading the memoirs of Henry Kissinger.
memorable adj. unforgettable, catchy, never-to-be-forgotten, noteworthy,
notable, remarkable, significant, important, worthy, momentous,
eventful, historic, illustrious, celebrated, great: His first
book contains many memorable and quotable passages.
memorandum
n. note, record, minute, reminder, message, Brit chit or
chitty, Colloq memo: Send a memorandum reminding them of the
meeting.
memorial adj. 1 commemorative: A memorial plaque will be dedicated to
him tomorrow.
--n. 2 monument, marker, plaque, cenotaph, statue, memento,
remembrance, reminder, souvenir: Let this serve as a memorial
to those who died in the wars. Wreaths were laid at the foot of
the memorial.
memorialize
v. honour, commemorate, pay homage or respect or tribute to,
remember, eulogize, celebrate, mark: His life, devoted to
botany, is memorialized in these beautiful gardens.
memorize v. learn by heart or rote, commit to memory, learn word for
word, retain; remember: He memorized the entire Rime of the
Ancient Mariner .
memory n. 1 recall, recollection, retention: My memory of the
incident is very vivid. She has a poor memory for faces. 2
recollection, reminiscence, thought: The interviewer was
drawing on grandfather's memories of the 1920s. 3 remembrance,
honour, homage, respect, tribute, celebration: He wrote a
sequence of poems in memory of a dear friend.