noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈkiːp.seɪk/
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CMU ARPABET:K IY1 P S EY2 K
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1
noun
Meaning 1
An object given by a person and retained in memory of something or someone; something kept for sentimental or nostalgic reasons.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Specifically, a type of literary album popular in the nineteenth-century, containing scraps of poetry and prose, and engravings.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
something of sentimental value
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: souvenir, token, relic
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: object, physical object
Narrower terms: love-token, party favor, party favour, favor, favour
History
Etymology
From keep + sake.
Across languages
Translations
31 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bashkir:
иҫтәлек
(iśtəlek)
— object retained in memory of something or someone
Chinese Mandarin:
紀念品 /纪念品
(jìniànpǐn)
— object retained in memory of something or someone
Danish:
minde
— object retained in memory of something or someone
Dutch:
herinnering
— object retained in memory of something or someone
Dutch:
aandenken
— object retained in memory of something or someone
Finnish:
muisto
— object retained in memory of something or someone
Finnish:
muistoesine
— object retained in memory of something or someone
French:
souvenir
— object retained in memory of something or someone
Georgian:
სამახსოვრო საჩუქარი
(samaxsovro sačukari)
— object retained in memory of something or someone
Georgian:
სუვენირი
(suveniri)
— object retained in memory of something or someone
German:
Andenken
— object retained in memory of something or someone
German:
Erinnerung
— object retained in memory of something or someone
German:
Liebgewonnenes
— object retained in memory of something or someone
German:
Erinnerungsstück
— object retained in memory of something or someone
Greek:
ενθύμιο
(enthýmio)
— object retained in memory of something or someone
Greek:
αναμνηστικό
(anamnistikó)
— object retained in memory of something or someone
Hebrew:
מזכרת
(mazkeret)
— object retained in memory of something or someone
Italian:
ricordo
— object retained in memory of something or someone
Italian:
memoria
— object retained in memory of something or someone
Italian:
memento
— object retained in memory of something or someone
Kyrgyz:
белек
(belek)
— object retained in memory of something or someone
Macedonian:
спомен
(spomen)
— object retained in memory of something or someone
Māori:
whakaturi
— object retained in memory of something or someone
Plautdietsch:
Aunjedenkj
— object retained in memory of something or someone
Polish:
pamiątka
— object retained in memory of something or someone
Portuguese:
recordação
— object retained in memory of something or someone
Romanian:
suvenir
— object retained in memory of something or someone
Russian:
сувени́р
(suvenír)
— object retained in memory of something or someone
Scottish Gaelic:
cuimhneachan
— object retained in memory of something or someone
Serbo-Croatian:
ȕspomena
— object retained in memory of something or someone
Spanish:
recuerdo
— object retained in memory of something or someone