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Definition of memento mori noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

memento mori

noun
 
/məˌmentəʊ ˈmɔːri/
 
/məˌmentəʊ ˈmɔːri/
(plural memento mori)
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  1. an object or symbol that reminds or warns you of death
    Word OriginLatin, literally ‘remember (that you have) to die’.
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