Memento

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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           Seasonable mementos may be useful.       --Bacon.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  memento
       n : a reminder of past events [syn: {souvenir}]
       [also: {mementoes} (pl)]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  69 Moby Thesaurus words for "memento":
     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