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keepsake

[ keep-seyk ]
/ ˈkipˌseɪk /
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noun
anything kept, or given to be kept, as a token of friendship or affection; remembrance.
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Origin of keepsake

1780–90; keep (v.) + sake1
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British Dictionary definitions for keepsake

keepsake
/ (ˈkiːpˌseɪk) /

noun
a gift that evokes memories of a person or event with which it is associated
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