memento
noun/məˈmentəʊ/
/məˈmentəʊ/
(plural mementoes, mementos)
- a thing that you keep or give to somebody to remind you or them of a person or place synonym souvenir
- a memento of our trip to Italy
Extra Examples- The director will be presented with a memento for his long years of service.
- The photos will be a permanent memento of your wedding.
- They gave him a watch as a memento of his time with the company.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- family
- personal
- precious
- …
- be presented with
- receive
- keep
- …
- as a memento
- memento for
- memento from
- …
Word Originlate Middle English (denoting a prayer of commemoration): from Latin, literally ‘remember!’, imperative of meminisse.Definitions on the go
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