Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A token of remembrance; a memento.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun That which reminds one, or revives one's recollection, of an event, a person, a place, etc.; a remembrancer; a reminder; a keepsake: as, a souvenir of Mount Vernon; a souvenir of a marriage or a visit.
- noun Synonyms Memento, etc. See
memorial .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun That which serves as a reminder; a remembrancer; a memento; a keepsake.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An item of
sentimental value, toremember anevent orlocation .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a reminder of past events
- noun something of sentimental value
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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The word souvenir comes from the French word (spelled the same) meaning to remember.
TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010
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This banner, a 1960s souvenir from a now-defunct Southern California amusement park, was pinned to a wall at an estate sale.
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Monica reached out and plucked the spinning souvenir from the air, flinging it at him again.
365 tomorrows » 2009 » June : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2009
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This banner, a 1960s souvenir from a now-defunct Southern California amusement park, was pinned to a wall at an estate sale.
A Day Scavenging with the Authors of The Scavengers’ Manifesto « Scavenging 2009
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This banner, a 1960s souvenir from a now-defunct Southern California amusement park, was pinned to a wall at an estate sale.
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Nerds make the perfect souvenir from the Nerdtacular
EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - The 27 Things I Learned at Nerdtacular ‘08: 2008
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The woven "hut" behind them is actually a woven grass basket that my father-in-law brought back as a souvenir from the Caribbean, set on its side.
Archive 2007-09-01 regina doman 2007
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The woven "hut" behind them is actually a woven grass basket that my father-in-law brought back as a souvenir from the Caribbean, set on its side.
Catherine Fournier's Upstairs Hall regina doman 2007
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Otani then remembers that he bought her a souvenir from the concert, an Umibozu towel!
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When Hagman banged home his first goal, thousands of fans headed for the exits in souvenir teal T-shirts handed out by the Sharks before the game.
USATODAY.com 2007
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