mémoire

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See also: memoire

French

Etymology

From Latin memoria.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /me.mwaʁ/
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Noun

mémoire f (plural mémoires)

  1. memory
    • 1793, National Convention, Acte constitutionnel [Constitutional Act], Paris: Imprimerie de P. L. Siret, page 10:
      Les honneurs publics à la mémoire des grands hommes.
      The public honors in memory of great men.
  2. (computing) memory

Noun

mémoire m (plural mémoires)

  1. memo
  2. dissertation, paper
  3. memoir
  4. (law) brief
    • 1793, National Convention, Acte constitutionnel [Constitutional Act], Paris: Imprimerie de P. L. Siret, page 13:
      Ils statuent en dernier ressort, sur défenses verbales, ou sur simple mémoire, sans procédures et sans frais.
      They, in the last resort, rule upon oral defences, or upon mere brief, without procedures and without charges.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Haitian Creole: memwa
  • English: memoir

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