Memento Definition
mə-mĕntō
mementoes, mementos
noun
mementoes, mementos
Either of two prayers in the canon of the Mass, one for the living and one for the dead, beginning “Memento”
Webster's New World
A souvenir; keepsake.
Webster's New World
Anything serving as a reminder or warning.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Memento
Noun
Singular:
memento
Plural:
mementosOrigin of Memento
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Middle English commemoration of the living or the dead in the Canon of the Mass from Latin mementō imperative of meminisse to remember men-1 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From the Latin mementō (“remember!"), imperative form of meminÄ« (“I remember").
From Wiktionary
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