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Added 9 October 2026

memento

/məˈmɛntoʊ/ noun

Latin root: mementō Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about memento at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A reminder of past events.

Origin

Borrowed from Latin mementō (“remember”), imperative form of meminī (“to remember”).

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