memento mo·ri (môr  )n. pl. memento mori 1. A reminder of death or mortality, especially a death's-head. 2. A reminder of human failures or errors. [New Latin mement  mor , be mindful of dying : Latin mement, sing. imperative of meminisse, to remember + Latin mor, to die.] |
memento mori [ˈmɔːriː]
n
(Literary & Literary Critical Terms) an object, such as a skull, intended to remind people of the inevitability of death
[Latin: remember you must die]
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| Noun | 1. |  memento mori - a reminder (as a death's head) of your mortalityreminder - an experience that causes you to remember something |
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