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- [muh-men-toh]
- /məˈmɛn toʊ/
- /məˈmen.təʊ/
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- [muh-men-toh]
- /məˈmɛn toʊ/
Definitions of memento word
- noun plural memento an object or item that serves to remind one of a person, past event, etc.; keepsake; souvenir. 1
- noun plural memento anything serving as a reminder or warning. 1
- noun plural memento (initial capital letter, italics) Roman Catholic Church. either of two prayers in the canon of the Mass, one for persons living and the other for persons dead. 1
- noun plural memento (italics) Latin. remember that you must die. 1
- noun plural memento an object, as a skull, serving as a reminder of death or mortality. 1
- noun memento Memento is sometimes spelled momento, perhaps by association with moment. The word is actually related to remember. One of its earliest meanings was “something that serves to warn.” The meaning “souvenir” is a recent development: The stone animal carvings are mementos of our trip to Victoria. Momento is considered by many to be a misspelling, but it occurs so frequently in edited writing that some regard it as a variant spelling rather than an error. 1
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Origin of memento
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Latin mementō, imperative of meminisse to remember
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Parts of speech for Memento
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
memento popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
memento usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for memento
noun memento
- trophy — anything taken in war, hunting, competition, etc., especially when preserved as a memento; spoil, prize, or award.
- relic — a surviving memorial of something past.
- keepsake — anything kept, or given to be kept, as a token of friendship or affection; remembrance.
- token — something serving to represent or indicate some fact, event, feeling, etc.; sign: Black is a token of mourning.
- remembrance — a retained mental impression; memory.
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