memento
/mɪˈmɛntəʊ
/noun (plural mementos or mementoes)
An object kept as a reminder of a person or event: you can purchase a memento of your visit...
- Therefore examples of mugs, plates and other mementos of this ‘event that never was’ are plentiful and not of great value.
- Before leaving HMS York, Caroline was presented with a signed photograph of the ship and given other mementoes to remind her of her time on board.
- All runners will collect a souvenir memento, with trophies for the first three in each of the categories in the 10 km race.
Synonyms
souvenir, keepsake, reminder, remembrance, token, memorial;
testimonial, trophy, relic, vestige
archaic memorandum
Origin
Late Middle English (denoting a prayer of commemoration): from Latin, literally 'remember!', imperative of meminisse.