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Definition of "memento" []

  • A reminder of the past; a keepsake. (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 "memento" in a sentence
  • "No earring memento from the Second Queen to Chagum (as seen in episode 1)."
  • "Some of the pilgrims take home a bottle of holy water or a memento from the church, conveniently available on the way out."
  • "Some of the miners gathered a few rocks to take with them, a memento from the place they called home for more than two months."