SOUVENIR Definition & Meaning

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souvenir

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

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noun

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

souvenir

/ ˌsuːvəˈnɪə; ˈsuːvəˌnɪə /

noun

an object that recalls a certain place, occasion, or person; memento

verb

euphemistic.
to steal or keep (something, esp a small article) for one's own use; purloin

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of souvenir¹

1765–75; < French, noun use of ( se ) souvenir to remember < Latin ��ܲ��ī�� to come to mind, equivalent to sub- sub- + ��ī�� to come

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of souvenir¹

C18: from French, from ( se ) souvenir to remember, from Latin ��ܲ��ī�� to come to mind, from sub- up to + ��ī�� 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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