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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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an object or symbol that reminds or warns you of death
Word OriginLatin, literally ‘remember (that you have) to die’.

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