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mémoire

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See also: memoire

French

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Etymology

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    From Middle French memoire, from Old French memoire, from Latin memoria.

    Pronunciation

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    • Rhymes: -aʁ

    Noun

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    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

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    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 [a] mere brief, without procedures and without charges.
    5. bill, invoice

    Derived terms

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    Descendants

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    • Haitian Creole: memwa
    • English: memoir

    Further reading

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