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memorabilia

noun

  1. objects kept or collected due to association with notable people or events
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌmɛm(ə)ɹəˈbɪlɪə/ / /ˌmɛm(ə)ɹəˈbiːlɪə/ / /ˌmɛm(ə)ɹəˈbilɪə/

noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Latin memorābilia (“things to be remembered”); its use as noun is after Ancient Greek ἀπομνημονεύματα (apomnēmoneúmata) of the neuter plural of memorābilis (“memorable”). Its English use is perhaps after the Latin title Memorabilia of Xenophon’s collection of Socratic dialogues.

  1. Objects that are connected to or remind their owner of past events.

    “George has a collection of World War II memorabilia.”

    “I can't remember / Give me a reminder / I collect, I reject / Memorabilia / Memorabilia”

  2. Things worth remembering: noteworthy points.

    “On the other hand, how uſeful is ſuch a faculty, if well exerciſed! To it we owe all thoſe intereſting apothegms and memorabilia of the ancients, which Plutarch, Xenophon, and Valerius Maximus, have tranſmitted to us.”