memorabilia

plural noun

mem·​o·​ra·​bil·​ia ˌme-mə-rə-ˈbi-lē-ə 

-ˈbē-lē-ə, 

-ˈbil-yə

1

: things that are remarkable and worthy of remembrance

a wealth of early railroad memorabilia

2

: things that stir recollection or are valued or collected for their association with a particular field or interest : mementos

baseball memorabilia

Examples of memorabilia in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Students pass through the institute each day for classes, walking hallways decorated with photographs of presidents who have visited and past rooms filled with more than half a century of political memorabilia, much of it from an era of more convivial bipartisanship. —Nathan Layne, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026

Nostalgia showed up at Diesel’s presentation, where models walked down a runway surrounded by 50,000 pieces of archival Diesel memorabilia. —Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 9 Mar. 2026

Orange County is awash with Disney memorabilia, while the San Fernando Valley is where the movie studio workers reside. —Zoey Goto, Vogue, 9 Mar. 2026

What started as licensed sports clothing and gear has grown to include trading cards, memorabilia, sports betting and, most recently, events. —Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 9 Mar. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Latin, from neuter plural of memorabilis

First Known Use

1785, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for memorabilia

• amelia
• mycelia
• ophelia
• delia

Kids Definition

memorabilia

plural noun

mem·​o·​ra·​bil·​ia ˌmem-ə-rə-ˈbil-ē-ə 

-ˈbil-yə

1

: things worth remembering

2

: things valued or collected for their relation to a particular field or interest

baseball memorabilia