Definition of MEMENTO

memento

Plural: mementoes, mementos

Noun

  • An object serving as a reminder of a person, place, or event.
  • a reminder of past events
  • A keepsake; an object kept as a reminder of a place or event.

Examples

  • I kept the shell as a memento of my visit to the seashore.
  • The low-scoring MEMENTO of his last game served as a reminder to improve his vocabulary.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mementō (“remember”), imperative form of meminī (“I remember”).

Scrabble Score: 11

memento: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
memento: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
memento: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

memento: valid Words With Friends Word