Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

memorabile

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mem-o-ra-bile
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

singular of memorabilia

Example Sentences

"Talking of the drama, we had a miserable attempt at a sort of bastard theatricals, at Mowbray’s rat-gnawed mansion. There were two things worth noticing—One, that I lost all the courage on which I pique myself,[…]. The other memorabile is of a more delicate nature, respecting the conduct of a certain fair lady, who seemed determined to fling herself at my head."
"The only mark for civilization, or what passes for civilization, is a compartmented life raft tossed up as a memorabile of the war."
"That an attractive brochure be prepared which will serve as a memorabile of the Conference, outlining the program, listing the names of the members to be honored, containing a bibliography of publications of the PNLA, etc."
"Almost automatically, the main interest about a disk of this sort is extrinsic, as a memorabile of a vital personality."

Etymology

From Latin memorābile, neuter singular of memorābilis (“being memorable or remarkable”), the neuter plural of which is memorābilia. Doublet of memorable.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: memorābile

Inflected Forms

memorabilia (plural)

Questions

What does memorabile mean?: singular of memorabilia
Where does memorabile come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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