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noun
Objects that are connected to or remind their owner of past events.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-normally
Synonyms: mementos, souvenirs, keepsakes
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Things worth remembering: noteworthy points.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, plural, plural-normally
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a record of things worth remembering
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: record
History
Borrowed from Latin memorābilia (“things to be remembered”); its use as noun is after Ancient Greek ἀπομνημονεύματα (apomnēmoneúmata) of the neuter plural of memorābilis (“memorable”). Its English use is perhaps after the Latin title Memorabilia of Xenophon’s collection of Socratic dialogues.
Across languages
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
