Memoir vs Monument - What's the difference?
memoir | monument |
An autobiography; a book describing the personal experiences of an author.
Any form of narrative describing the personal experiences of a writer.
A structure built for commemorative or symbolic reasons, or as a memorial; a commemoration.
An important site owned by the community as a whole.
An exceptional or proud achievement.
An important burial vault or tomb.
A legal document.
A surveying reference point marked by a permanently fixed marker (a survey monument).
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As nouns the difference between memoir and monument
is that memoir is an autobiography; a book describing the personal experiences of an author while monument is monument.memoir
English
(wikipedia memoir)Noun
(en noun)- When I retire, I'm going to write my memoirs .
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.External links
*monument
English
(wikipedia monument)Noun
(en noun)- There is a monument on the town green to the soldiers who died in World War I.
Hyponyms
* cenotaphExternal links
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