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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024me•men•to /məˈmɛntoʊ/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -tos, -toes. - something that serves as a reminder of what is past or gone;
a souvenir:mementos of her time in Brazil.
See -mem-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024me•men•to (mə men′tō),USA pronunciation n., pl. -tos, -toes. - an object or item that serves to remind one of a person, past event, etc.;
keepsake;
souvenir. - anything serving as a reminder or warning.
- Religion(cap., italics) [Rom. Cath. Ch.]either of two prayers in the canon of the Mass, one for persons living and the other for persons dead.
- Latin mementō, imperatire. of meminisse to remember
- Middle English 1350–1400
Memento is sometimes spelled momento, perhaps by association with moment. The word is actually related to remember. One of its earliest meanings was "something that serves to warn.'' The meaning "souvenir'' is a recent development:The stone animal carvings are mementos of our trip to Victoria.Momento is considered by many to be a misspelling, but it occurs so frequently in edited writing that some regard it as a variant spelling rather than an error. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: memento /mɪˈmɛntəʊ/ n ( pl -tos, -toes)- something that reminds one of past events; souvenir
Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin, imperative of meminisse to remember |