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memento

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me·men·to  (m-mnt)
n. pl. me·men·tos or me·men·toes
A reminder of the past; a keepsake.
[Middle English, commemoration of the living or the dead in the Canon of the Mass, from Latin mement, imperative of meminisse, to remember; see men-1 in Indo-European roots.]
memento
Noun
pl -tos or -toes something that reminds one of past events; a souvenir [Latin, imperative of meminisse to remember]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.memento - a reminder of past events
souvenir
reminder - an experience that causes you to remember something
memento
noun souvenir, trophy, memorial, token, reminder, relic, remembrance, keepsake
Translations
memento [məˈmɛntəu] n → recuerdo
memento [məˈmɛntəu] n → souvenir m
memento [məˈmɛntəu] n → Andenken nt
memento [məˈmɛntəu] n → ricordo, souvenir m inv
memento
n memento [məˈmentou]
something kept or given as a reminder or souvenir They gave her a small gift as a memento. aandenking تِذْكار сувенир vzpomínka, upomínka minde; souvenir die Erinnerung ενθύμιο recuerdo, recordatorio mälestusese خاطره muistoesine souvenir מַזכֶּרֶת निशानी opomena, spomen emlékeztető kenang-kenangan minninga-/minjagripur souvenir, ricordo 記念品 기념품, 유품 atminimo ženklas/dovana, atminas piemiņlieta cenderamata aandenken minne, suvenir pamiątka recordação memento; suvenir памятный подарок, сувенир suvenír spominek uspomena minne[] ของที่ถูกเก็บไว้หรือให้เพื่อเป็นที่ระลึก hatıra, yadigâr 紀念品 нагадування; сувенір کسی فرد یا واقعے کی یادگار vật lưu niệm 纪念品


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All precepts concerning kings, are in effect comprehended in those two remembrances: memento quod es homo; and memento quod es Deus, or vice Dei; the one bridleth their power, and the other their will.
The Essays by Bacon, Sir Francis View in context
I thought the pen had been a good pen and that it had done enough for me, and so, with the idea of keeping it for a sort of memento on which I could look later with tender eyes, I put it into my waistcoat pocket.
Tales of Unrest by Conrad, Joseph View in context
Her robbing a little innocent child, dressed fine by the vanity of the mother, to go to the dancing-school, is a good memento to such people hereafter, as is likewise her picking the gold watch from the young lady's side in the Park.
The Fortunes & Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders by Defoe, Daniel View in context
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