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souvenir

/ˌsuː.vəˈnɪə/ noun

In Latin: mnēmosȳnum Wiktionary

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

  1. Something of sentimental value.
  2. A reminder of past events.

Origin

Unadapted borrowing from French souvenir (literally “memory”). Compare memento.

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