KEEPSAKE

keepsake, souvenir, token, relic

(noun) something of sentimental value

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

keepsake (plural keepsakes)

Some object given by a person and retained in memory of something or someone; something kept for sentimental or nostalgic reasons.

(historical) Specifically, a type of literary album popular in the nineteenth-century, containing scraps of poetry and prose, and engravings.

Synonyms

• memento

• souvenir

• (plural): memorabilia

Source: Wiktionary


Keep"sake`, n.

Definition: Anything kept, or given to be kept, for the sake of the giver; a token of friendship.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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