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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 [mɪˈmɛntəʊ]
n pl -tos, -toes
1. something that reminds one of past events; souvenir
2. (Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) RC Church either of two prayers occurring during the Mass
[from Latin, imperative of meminisse to remember]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.memento - a reminder of past eventsmemento - a reminder of past events            
reminder - an experience that causes you to remember something

memento
noun souvenir, trophy, memorial, token, reminder, relic, remembrance, keepsake He took a camera to provide a memento of the day.
Translations
memento [mɪˈmentəʊ] N (mementos or mementoes (pl)) → recuerdo m

memento [mɪˈmɛntəʊ] nsouvenir m

memento
n pl <-(e)s> → Andenken nt (→ of an +acc)

memento [məˈmɛntəʊ] nricordo, 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 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

memento التذكِرة památka minde Andenken ενθύμιο recuerdo muistoesine souvenir uspomena ricordo 思い出の品 기념품 memento suvenir pamiątka lembrança напоминание minnessak ของที่ระลึก hatıra vật kỷ niệm 纪念品


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