memorabilia

C2+ Topic:People & Society

US /ˌmɛmərəˈbɪliə/ UK /ˌmɛm(ə)rəˈbɪliə/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
objects valued for their connection to memorable people or events

The shop was crammed with film memorabilia from the seventies.

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Synonyms

1 noun · objects valued for their... keepsakessouvenirsmementosrelicscollectiblesephemera remembrances

Word family

Related forms memorable memory memorial memorandum

Etymology

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

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# 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

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