Meaning

1 senses
  1. A keepsake; an object kept as a reminder of a place or event.

    I kept the shell as a memento of my visit to the seashore.

    Andenken, Erinnerung, Mahnzeichen

    сувени́рsuvenír

    сувені́рsuvenír, па́м'яткаpámʺjatka

More definitions
  • a reminder of past events

Examples

4 sentences
  1. I want a memento.

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  2. This ring is a memento from grandma.

    deDieser Ring ist ein Andenken an meine Großmutter.

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  3. Tom gave me this necklace as a memento.

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  4. You gave me a lock of your hair as a memento.

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Translations

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Origin

Borrowed from Latin mementō (“remember”), imperative form of meminī (“to remember”).

Borrowed from Latin mementō (“remember”), imperative form of meminī (“to remember”).

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Forms

plural: mementos / mementoes
Singularmemento
Pluralmementos / mementoes

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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