memento mori

me·men·to mo·ri

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [muh-men-toh muh-men-toh mawr-ahy, mohr-ahy, mawr-ee, mohr-ee]
- /məˈmɛn toʊ məˈmɛn toʊ ˈmɔr aɪ, ˈmoʊr aɪ, ˈmɔr i, ˈmoʊr i/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [muh-men-toh muh-men-toh mawr-ahy, mohr-ahy, mawr-ee, mohr-ee]
- /məˈmɛn toʊ məˈmɛn toʊ ˈmɔr aɪ, ˈmoʊr aɪ, ˈmɔr i, ˈmoʊr i/

Definitions of memento mori words

noun plural memento mori (italics) Latin. remember that you must die. 1
noun plural memento mori an object, as a skull, serving as a reminder of death or mortality. 1
noun memento mori an object, such as a skull, intended to remind people of the inevitability of death 0
noun memento mori any reminder of death 0

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Origin of memento mori

First appearance:

before 1585

One of the 35% oldest English words

First recorded in 1585-95, memento mori is from the Latin word mementō morī

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Parts of speech for Memento mori

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Memento mori

memento mori popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for memento mori

noun memento mori

memorial — something designed to preserve the memory of a person, event, etc., as a monument or a holiday.
skull — the bony framework of the head, enclosing the brain and supporting the face; the skeleton of the head.
memoirs — a record of events written by a person having intimate knowledge of them and based on personal observation.
memories — the mental capacity or faculty of retaining and reviving facts, events, impressions, etc., or of recalling or recognizing previous experiences.
death's-head — a human skull or a representation of one

All 5 Synonyms of memento mori