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Definition of "souvenir" [sou•ve•nir]

  • A token of remembrance; a memento. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "souvenir" in a sentence
  • "The word souvenir comes from the French word (spelled the same) meaning to remember."
  • "Monica reached out and plucked the spinning souvenir from the air, flinging it at him again."
  • "This banner, a 1960s souvenir from a now-defunct Southern California amusement park, was pinned to a wall at an estate sale."