souvenir

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"I've got two, plain and fancy, what we call a souvenir set -- but you wouldn't understand that.

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  1. noun A token of remembrance; a memento.

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  • I had absolutely no wish to keep the nightmare object as a souvenir--and I could just imagine what Mrs Hudson would say if I walked into the house with that tucked under my arm. —  The Game--Laurie King--Mary Russell 07
  • He also pocketed a fork as a souvenir, an incident that horrified Mr Campion, at whom the Oriental winked delightedly. —  Mystery Mile - Margery Allingham - Campion 02
  • The pen with which it was signed had been given him as a souvenir, and it was lying on his table. —  In the Courts of Memory 1858-1875
  • It's a souvenir, and at many shows, you buy it directly from the band itself. —  Expecting Rain
  • The first person to show up is his father Touya who brings Touma a souvenir, and he seems ordinary enough. —  Anime Nano!
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trinket ·  memento ·  trophy ·  jewelry ·  relic ·  reminder ·  pottery ·  painting ·  reminiscence ·  recollection ·  artifacts ·  medal

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souvenir:   souvenirs
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. French, from Old French, to recall, memory, from Latin subvenīre, to come to mind : sub-, sub- + venīre, to come; see gwā- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from French souvenir, a remembrance, from souvenir, remember, from Latin subvenire, come up to one's aid, occur to one's mind, from sub-, under, + venire = English come.
 

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