Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

memento

/məˈmɛntoʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.93 in modern English

Syllables: me-men-to
IPA: /məˈmɛntoʊ/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A keepsake; an object kept as a reminder of a place or event.

Example Sentences

"I kept the shell as a memento of my visit to the seashore."
"In conclusion, I would remark that the great railway stations of London deserve to be visited every whit as much as St. Paul's Cathedral, the Abbey, or the Tower, and they are as worthy a memento of this century as those buildings are of the days that are gone."
"Many hospitals have not taken simple steps to lessen the distress and confusion which dementia sufferers' often feel on being somewhere so unfamiliar – such as making signs large and easy to read, using colour schemes to help patients find their way around unfamiliar wards and not putting family mementoes such as photographs nearby."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mementō (“remember”), imperative form of meminī (“to remember”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: mementō

Inflected Forms

mementos (plural) mementoes (plural)

Phrases

memento dollar memento mori

Frequently Paired Words

memento mori

Synonyms

keepsake souvenir memorabilia

Rhymes With

sacramento bento vento nascimento lento mento parenteau casamento pentimento sarmento chimento sorrento

Questions

How do you pronounce memento?: The recorded pronunciation is /məˈmɛntoʊ/.
What does memento mean?: A keepsake; an object kept as a reminder of a place or event.
Where does memento come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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