memorabilia C2+ Topic:People & Society US /ˌmɛmərəˈbɪliə/ UK /ˌmɛm(ə)rəˈbɪliə/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun objects valued for their connection to memorable people or events The shop was crammed with film memorabilia from the seventies. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · objects valued for their... keepsakessouvenirsmementosrelicscollectiblesephemeraremembrances Word family Related forms memorablememorymemorialmemorandum Etymology AI details From Latin memorābilia 'memorable things', neuter plural of memorābilis 'worthy of remembrance', from memorāre 'to call to mind', from memor 'mindful'. memorābilis Latin memor Latin *men- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # memorabilia **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌmɛmərəˈbɪliə/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌmɛm(ə)rəˈbɪliə/ ## Meanings 1. objects valued for their connection to memorable people or events ## Examples - The shop was crammed with film memorabilia from the seventies. ## Synonyms - keepsakes - souvenirs - mementos - relics - collectibles - ephemera - remembrances ## Related Forms - memorable - memory - memorial - memorandum ## Roots and Affixes - Root: memorābilis - Root: memor - Root: *men- ## Etymology From Latin memorābilia 'memorable things', neuter plural of memorābilis 'worthy of remembrance', from memorāre 'to call to mind', from memor 'mindful'. ## AI Etymology Memorabilia comes from Latin memorābilia 'memorable things', neuter plural of memorābilis 'worthy of remembrance', from memorāre 'to call to mind', from memor 'mindful'. The etymological trail includes Latin memorābilis, Latin memor, Proto-Indo-European *men-. The same word family includes memorable, memory, memorial, memorandum. Its current noun use means "objects valued for their connection to memorable people or events". ## Topics - People & Society markdown