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souvenir

[ soo-vuh-neer, soo-vuh-neer ]

noun

  1. a usually small and relatively inexpensive article given, kept, or purchased as a reminder of a place visited, an occasion, etc.; memento.

    Synonyms: , ,

  2. a memory.


souvenir

/ ËŒsuËvəˈnɪə; ˈsuËvəˌnɪə /

noun

  1. an object that recalls a certain place, occasion, or person; memento
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. euphemistic.
    to steal or keep (something, esp a small article) for one's own use; purloin
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of souvenir1

1765–75; < French, noun use of ( se ) souvenir to remember < Latin ²õ³Ü²ú±¹±ð²ÔÄ«°ù±ð to come to mind, equivalent to sub- sub- + ±¹±ð²ÔÄ«°ù±ð to come
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of souvenir1

C18: from French, from ( se ) souvenir to remember, from Latin ²õ³Ü²ú±¹±ð²ÔÄ«°ù±ð to come to mind, from sub- up to + ±¹±ð²ÔÄ«°ù±ð to come
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Bring home a souvenir that’s both memorable and functional by taking a glassblowing workshop at The Glass Asylum in Chagrin Falls, about 30 minutes from downtown Cleveland.

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Charles used a chunk of his money to travel the world and settled down with souvenir magnets cluttering every inch of his fridge.

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She then points to yet another souvenir that survived an accident.

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Fans cramped into a nearby 30,000-square-foot hall that was transformed into a temporary souvenir store.

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He filmed nine of the assaults as "souvenirs", and kept a trophy box of women's belongings, jurors heard.

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