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uk / məˈmen.təʊ / us / məˈmen.toʊ / plural mementos or mementoes. Add to word list. Add to word list. an object that you keep to remember a person, place, or event: I kept a seashell as a memento of our holiday. Synonym. souvenir. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Remembering, reminding and reminders.
noun [ C ] us / məˈmen.toʊ / uk / məˈmen.təʊ / plural mementos or mementoes. Add to word list. Add to word list. an object that you keep to remember a person, place, or event: I kept a seashell as a memento of our vacation. Synonym. souvenir. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
Memento comes from the imperative form of meminisse, a Latin verb that literally means "to remember." (The term memento mori, meaning "a reminder of mortality," translates as "remember that you must die.")
an object that you keep to remember a person, place, or event. (Definition of memento from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Memento is sometimes spelled momento, perhaps by association with moment. The word is actually related to remember. One of its earliest meanings was “something that serves to warn.” The meaning “souvenir” is a recent development: The stone animal carvings are mementos of our trip to Victoria.
memento. a thing that you keep or give to somebody to remind you or them of a person or place synonym souvenir. Definition of memento noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
The bones rest on a brick, a symbol of his former industry and achievement. [1] Memento mori. Gravestone inscription (1746). Edinburgh. St. Cuthbert's Churchyard. Memento mori (Latin for "remember (that you have) to die") [2] is an artistic or symbolic trope acting as a reminder of the inevitability of death. [2]
me•men•to (mə men′ tō), n., pl. -tos, -toes. an object or item that serves to remind one of a person, past event, etc.; keepsake; souvenir. anything serving as a reminder or warning.
Memento is a Latin imperative that ordered people to "Remember!" People love to keep mementos from all sorts of things, including weddings, births, concerts, trips, holidays, and even school. You should be careful not to bore people with your mementos, however.
memento in American English. (məˈmentou) noun Word forms: plural -tos, -toes. 1. an object or item that serves to remind one of a person, past event, etc.; keepsake; souvenir. 2. anything serving as a reminder or warning. 3. (cap., italics) Roman Catholic Church.
