memento

Pronunciation: /məˈmɛntoʊ/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a reminder of past events

Etymology

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

In classic literature

Synonyms

souvenir

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
reminder

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