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Diary vs Memoir - What's the difference?

diary | memoir |

As nouns the difference between diary and memoir

is that diary is a daily log of experiences, especially those of the writer while memoir is an autobiography; a book describing the personal experiences of an author.

As an adjective diary

is lasting for one day.

diary

English

(Personal journal)

Noun

(diaries)
  • A daily log of experiences, especially those of the writer.
  • The method or media used to keep such experiences.
    • They kept separate diaries'''. His was on paper and her '''diary was on her computer's hard drive.
  • (British, Canada) A calendar or appointment book.

    • Synonyms

    * daybook * journal

    Derived terms

    * diarist

    Related terms

    * diurnal * journal

    Coordinate terms

    * calendar * daybook * chronicle * log

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (obsolete) Lasting for one day.
  • * Francis Bacon
    • The offer of a usurpation, though it was but as a diary ague.

    External links

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    Anagrams

    * dairy

    memoir

    English

    (wikipedia memoir)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An autobiography; a book describing the personal experiences of an author.
    • When I retire, I'm going to write my memoirs .
  • Any form of narrative describing the personal experiences of a writer.

    • Usage notes

    * A memoir differs from a simple autobiography by not focusing on the author as the primary subject matter, but on people and events in the author's life. Emphasis is placed on personal observations about external events. * The plural memoirs is very often used to refer to a single work.

    Related terms

    * memory

    External links

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