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