"memorabilia" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌmɛm(ə)rəˈbɪlɪə/, /ˌmɛm(ə)rəˈbiːlɪə/ Audio: En-us-memorabilia.oga Forms: memorabile [rare, singular]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin memorābilia (“things to be remembered”), use as noun after Ancient Greek ἀπομνημονεύματα (apomnēmoneúmata) of the neuter plural of memorābilis (“memorable”). English use is perhaps after the Latin title Memorabilia of Xenophon’s collection of Socratic dialogues. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*(s)mer-|id=remember}}, {{bor|en|la|memorābilia||things to be remembered}} Latin memorābilia (“things to be remembered”), {{der|en|grc|ἀπομνημονεύματα}} Ancient Greek ἀπομνημονεύματα (apomnēmoneúmata), {{lang|la|Memorabilia}} Memorabilia Head templates: {{en-noun|p|sg=memorabile|sgqual=rare}} memorabilia pl (normally plural, singular (rare) memorabile)
  1. (originally US) Objects that are connected to or remind their owner of past events. Tags: plural, plural-normally Synonyms: mementos, souvenirs, keepsakes Translations (objects that are connected to past events): 紀念品 /纪念品 (jìniànpǐn) (Chinese Mandarin), minnislutir [masculine, plural] (Faroese), muistoesineet (Finnish), muistot (Finnish), objets de collection (French), souvenirs (French), Memorabilien [feminine, plural] (German), Erinnerungsstücke [neuter, plural] (German), relikvia (Hungarian), 記念品 (kinenhin) (alt: きねんひん) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-memorabilia-en-noun-vvy6fhb8 Categories (other): American English, Ancient Greek links with redundant wikilinks, English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Faroese translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of Ancient Greek links with redundant wikilinks: 75 25 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 31 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 73 27 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Faroese translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of 'objects that are connected to past events': 97 3
  2. (now rare) Things worth remembering: noteworthy points. Tags: archaic, plural, plural-normally
    Sense id: en-memorabilia-en-noun-YV6pblG0

Inflected forms

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