keepsake
English
WOTD – 4 July 2007
Etymology
From keep + sake.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkiːp.seɪk/
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Noun
keepsake (plural keepsakes)
- Some object given by a person and retained in memory of something or someone; something kept for sentimental or nostalgic reasons.
- She gave him a lock of hair as a keepsake of their time together.
- (historical) Specifically, a type of literary album popular in the nineteenth-century, containing scraps of poetry and prose, and engravings.
Synonyms
- memento
- souvenir
- (plural): memorabilia
Translations
object retained in memory of something or someone
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French
Etymology
From English keepsake.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kip.sɛk/, /kip.sɛjk/
Noun
keepsake m (plural keepsakes)
- (historical) keepsake, literary album
Further reading
- “keepsake”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.