MEMENTO

memento, souvenir

(noun) a reminder of past events

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

memento (plural mementos or mementoes)

A keepsake; an object kept as a reminder of a place or event.

Usage notes

• The spelling momento is so common that some references now no longer consider it a misspelling.

Synonyms

• keepsake

• souvenir

• (plural): memorabilia

Source: Wiktionary


Me*men"to, n.; pl. Mementos. Etym: [L., remember, be mindful, imper. of meminisse to remember. See Mention.]

Definition: A hint, suggestion, token, or memorial, to awaken memory; that which reminds or recalls to memory; a souvenir. Seasonable mementos may be useful. Bacon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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