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memento

[muh-men-toh]

noun

plural

mementos, mementoes 
  1. an object or item that serves to remind one of a person, past event, etc.; keepsake; souvenir.

  2. anything serving as a reminder or warning.

  3. (initial capital letter, italics)either of two prayers in the canon of the Mass, one for persons living and the other for persons dead.



memento

/ ɪˈɛԳəʊ /

noun

  1. something that reminds one of past events; souvenir

  2. RC Church either of two prayers occurring during the Mass

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Spelling Note

Memento is sometimes spelled momento, perhaps by association with moment. The word is actually related to remember. One of its earliest meanings was “something that serves to warn.” The meaning “souvenir” is a recent development: The stone animal carvings are mementos of our trip to Victoria. Momento is considered by many to be a misspelling, but it occurs so frequently in edited writing that some regard it as a variant spelling rather than an error.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of memento1

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin 𳾱Գō, imperative of meminisse to remember
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Word History and Origins

Origin of memento1

C15: from Latin, imperative of meminisse to remember
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Hundreds of thousands of tourists and locals visit each year and only a fraction leave behind this unwanted memento.

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From full-body taxidermy to partial mementos — skulls, bronzed hearts or freeze-dried paws, for example — such services provide closure in ways that, clients say, traditional burials or urns cannot.

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He was presented with a golden fox memento and was also named the club's player of the season before addressing fans for a final time.

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A lot of the pictures and mementos on the walls had already been taken down to keep scavengers from taking them.

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He decided to get the T-shirt printed to tell the story of the journey from Aberdeen to Penzance, and have a memento of the day.

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