A memoir, as a literarygenre, forms a sub-class of autobiography. Memoirs may appear less structured and less all-encompassing than formal autobiographical works.
Memoirs are commonly written by political and military leaders.
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Bahuvrihi
Bahuvrihi, or much-rice, denotes a rich person--one who has much rice. Bahuvrihi compounds ...