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keepsake

EnglishMerriam-Webster Dictionary

keepsake

noun

keep·sake

ˈkēp-ˌsāk

Definition

something kept or given to be kept as a memento

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

commemorative memento memorial monument remembrance reminder souvenir token

Examples

//We were given books as keepsakes of the trip.
//saved the tassel from her mortarboard as a keepsake of her high school graduation

First Known Use

1790, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology

keep entry 1 + -sake (as in namesake)

keepsake

noun

Synonyms

something that serves to keep alive the memory of a person or event //saved the tassel from her mortarboard as a keepsake of her high school graduation
Synonyms

commemorative memento memorial monument remembrance reminder souvenir token
Related Words

memorabilia
relic vestige
cairn landmark marker
testimonial tribute
cenotaph

keepsake

noun

keep·sake

ˈkēp-ˌsāk

Definition

something kept or given to be kept as a memento

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

commemorative memento memorial monument remembrance reminder souvenir token

Examples

//We were given books as keepsakes of the trip.
//saved the tassel from her mortarboard as a keepsake of her high school graduation

First Known Use

1790, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology

keep entry 1 + -sake (as in namesake)

keepsake

noun

Synonyms

something that serves to keep alive the memory of a person or event //saved the tassel from her mortarboard as a keepsake of her high school graduation
Synonyms

commemorative memento memorial monument remembrance reminder souvenir token
Related Words

memorabilia
relic vestige
cairn landmark marker
testimonial tribute
cenotaph

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