memorabilia
Americanplural noun
singular
memorabile-
mementos; souvenirs.
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matters or events worthy to be remembered; points worthy of note.
plural noun
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memorable events or things
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objects connected with famous people or events
Etymology
Origin of memorabilia
1800–10; noun use of Latin memorābilia things to be remembered, neuter plural of memorābilis memorable
Example Sentences
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Andrew - who had always been a big history buff - also began compulsively buying antique pens, pottery and cricket memorabilia.
From BBC
To get through the front door, they had to move several boxes of framed newspaper articles, photos, and other circus memorabilia to the side.
From Literature
On Thursday, detectives announced they have made their first arrest in relation to incident, which saw military memorabilia, jewellery, natural history pieces and carved ivory, bronze and silver figurines taken.
From BBC
“I don’t really have any regrets when I look back on my career,” Ferragamo, 71, said earlier this month, surrounded by football memorabilia in his second-floor corner office in Anaheim Hills.
From Los Angeles Times
An avid collector who spent $100 million on music, sports and other pop culture memorabilia and also enjoyed competitive power lifting, Irsay steered the Colts to a Super Bowl win in 2007.
From Barron's
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