souvenir
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sou·ve·nir

noun \ˈsü-və-ˌnir, ˌsü-və-ˈ\

Definition of SOUVENIR

: something that serves as a reminder

Examples of SOUVENIR

  1. When I went to the Super Bowl, I kept my ticket stub as a souvenir.
  2. <kept their love letters as souvenirs of their courtship>

Origin of SOUVENIR

French, literally, act of remembering, from Middle French, from (se) souvenir to remember, from Latin subvenire to come up, come to mind — more at subvention
First Known Use: 1782

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