Definitions for mementoes

mementoes me·men·to

Spelling: [muh-men-toh]
IPA: /məˈmɛn toʊ/

Mementoes is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 206 anagrams from letters in mementoes (eeemmnost).

Definitions for mementoes

noun

  1. an object or item that serves to remind one of a person, past event, etc.; keepsake; souvenir.
  2. anything serving as a reminder or warning.
  3. (initial capital letter, italics) Roman Catholic Church. either of two prayers in the canon of the Mass, one for persons living and the other for persons dead.
  4. (italics) Latin. remember that you must die.
  5. an object, as a skull, serving as a reminder of death or mortality.

Origin of mementoes

1350-1400; Middle English Latin mementō, imperative of meminisse to remember

Examples for mementoes

On the face of a rich man's heir is written the rich man's memento mori!

"I want this stick as a memento of him," answered the gentleman, sweetly.

His memento mori was in his bed-chamber, and sat by him at his frugal meal.

"Then it is only a memento," I stammered, with very evident feeling.

When his work was done and he was about to leave the convent, the cook begged a memento.

Sandra McElwaine previews the loot, from a Cuban Missile Crisis memento to notes from the first lady.

I watched as each reached up to the press box, memento in hand.

He looks a bit like  B̶r̶a̶d̶ ̶P̶i̶t̶t̶ Guy Pearce in memento at this stage.

They offered tea, a smoke, and an Egyptian flag as a memento.

She had been his wife's friend and, as such, he had given her that silver vinaigrette as a memento.

Word Value for mementoes
Scrable

11

Words with friends

14

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