Associations to the word «Memento»

Wiktionary

MEMENTO, noun. A keepsake; an object kept as a reminder of a place or event.
MEMENTO MORI, noun. An emblematic object or personal ornament, such as a skull, used as a reminder of one's mortality.

Dictionary definition

MEMENTO, noun. A reminder of past events.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.