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: something kept or given to be kept as a memento
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Examples of keepsake in a Sentence
We were given books as keepsakes of the trip.
saved the tassel from her mortarboard as a keepsake of her high school graduation
Recent Examples on the Web
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—Nhat V. Meyer, The Mercury News, 12 Oct. 2024
The Artist-In-Residency program offers a poolside ceramics class for guests to create a one-of-a-kind keepsake to take home.
—Vanessa Wilkins, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2024
Ziplock bags were passed around so that everyone could take a chunk as a keepsake.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
Guests were given suede keepsake bookmarks as escort cards, created by Swell Press who did all of the paper.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
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Word History
Etymology
keep entry 1 + -sake (as in namesake)
First Known Use
1790, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near keepsake
Cite this Entry
“Keepsake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keepsake. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
Kids Definition
keepsake
noun
keep·sake
ˈkēp-ˌsāk
: something kept or given to be kept in memory of a person, place, or happening
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