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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a reminder of past events [syn: memento, souvenir]

Merriam Webster's

noun (plural -tos or -toes) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, remember, imperative of meminisse to remember; akin to Latin ment-, mens mind — more at mind Date: 1580 something that serves to warn or remind; also souvenir

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. (pl. -oes or -os) an object kept as a reminder or a souvenir of a person or an event. Etymology: L, imper. of meminisse remember

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Memento Me*men"to, n.; pl. Mementos. [L., remember, be mindful, imper. of meminisse to remember. See Mention.] A hint, suggestion, token, or memorial, to awaken memory; that which reminds or recalls to memory; a souvenir. Seasonable mementos may be useful. --Bacon.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(mementos, or mementoes) A memento is an object which you keep because it reminds you of a person or a special occasion. More anglers are taking cameras when they go fishing to provide a memento of catches. = souvenir N-COUNT: oft N of n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Memorial, remembrancer, souvenir.

Moby Thesaurus

arch, barrow, boundary stone, brass, bust, cairn, cenotaph, column, commemoration, cromlech, cross, cup, cyclolith, dolmen, favor, footstone, grave, gravestone, headstone, hoarstone, inscription, keepsake, marker, mausoleum, megalith, memento mori, mementos, memorabilia, memorial, memorial arch, memorial column, memorial statue, memorial stone, memorials, memories, menhir, monolith, monument, mound, necrology, obelisk, obituary, pillar, plaque, prize, pyramid, relic, reliquary, remembrance, remembrancer, reminder, ribbon, rostral column, shadow, shaft, shrine, souvenir, stela, stone, stupa, tablet, testimonial, token, token of remembrance, tomb, tombstone, tope, trace, trophy