memento

[US]/mɪ'mentəʊ/
[UK]/məˈmɛnto/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a reminder of the past, often a keepsake or object that brings back memories

Phrases & Collocations

memento mori

Example Sentences

you can purchase a memento of your visit.

They gave him a watch as a memento of his time with the company.

The director will be presented with a memento for his long years of service.

My friend gave me his picture as a memento before going away.

Also called memento mori by more formal Sin-Eaters.

That's how the phrase memento mori should be read: don't forget to die!

Real-world Examples

It's where I found the Vietnam mementos.

Source: S03

No, but it would have been nice to have a little memento...

Source: Friends Season 6

They're my last mementos of those shores that are now dead for me.

Source: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Original Version)

I was thunderstruck at this, for it was the only memento that I had of her.

Source: A Study in Scarlet by Sherlock Holmes

And I developed two practices for eliminating distractions: memento distractio and memento passio.

Source: Tales of Imagination and Creativity

Oh, but before you go, won't you come and see the mementoes of the wedding of Tsar Alexander II's daughter?

Source: Downton Abbey (Audio Version) Season 5

The first practice is memento distractio.

Source: Tales of Imagination and Creativity

The serviceman who received it probably kept it as a memento in its original wrapping and tin.

Source: CNN 10 Student English Compilation April 2021

Is New York worse now? Of course, and not just because many of my mementos are gone.

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 4

The second practice is memento passio.

Source: Tales of Imagination and Creativity

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