Anecdote and Memoir

Anecdote

Anecdote noun - A brief account of something interesting that happened especially to one personally.

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Memoir and anecdote are semantically related In some cases you can use "Memoir" instead a noun "Anecdote".

Nearby Words: anecdotal, anecdotic

Memoir noun - A history of a person's life.

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Anecdote and memoir are semantically related in record of experiences topic. Sometimes you can use "Anecdote" instead a noun "Memoir".

Nearby Word: memoirist

short	short anecdote	short memoir
original	original anecdote	original memoir
famous	famous anecdote	famous memoir
well-known	well-known anecdote	well-known memoir
Other adjectives: fictional, classic, last, faux.

David Niven recounted an amusing Horsing Around anecdote that happened to him while he was filming The Prisoner of Zenda in his memoir The Moon's A Balloon: The director wanted all of his stars mounted on fiery, flashy horses for the royal procession scene.

Source: Horsing Around

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