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memento definition

me·mento (mə men)

noun pl. mementos -·tos or mementoes -·toes

  1. R.C.Ch. either of two prayers in the Canon of the Mass, one for the living and one for the dead, beginning “Memento”
  2. anything serving as a reminder or warning
  3. a souvenir

Etymology: L, imper. of meminisse, to remember: for IE base see mind

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