memorabilia

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memorabilia

/ˌmɛm(ə)ɹəˈbɪlɪə/ UK
/ˌmɛm(ə)ɹəˈbiːlɪə/ UK
/ˌmɛm(ə)ɹəˈbɪlɪə/ Canada, US
/ˌmɛm(ə)ɹəˈbilɪə/ Canada, US
/ˌmem(ə)ɹəˈbɪlɪə/ Australia
/ˌmem(ə)ɹəˈbiːlɪə/ Australia

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Borrowed from Latin memorābilia (“things to be remembered”); its use as noun is after Ancient Greek ἀπομνημονεύματα (apomnēmoneúmata) of the neuter plural of memorābilis (“memorable”). Its English use is perhaps after the Latin title Memorabilia of Xenophon’s collection of Socratic dialogues.

noun memorabile

plural, plural normally Objects that are connected to or remind their owner of past events. George has a collection of World War II memorabilia.
Similar: mementos, souvenirs, keepsakes
archaic, plural, plural normally Things worth remembering: noteworthy points. On the other hand, how uſeful is ſuch a faculty, if well exerciſed! To it we owe all thoſe intereſting apothegms and memorabilia of the ancients, which Plutarch, Xenophon, and Valerius Maximus, have tranſmitted to us.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: souvenir, memory, memoirs, shades, ana, keepsakes, mementos, memoranda, memorials, memories, memos, notes, objects, recollections, remembered, remembrances

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noun objects that are connected to past events

日本語	記念品 kinenhin
中文	紀念品 /纪念品 jìniànpǐn
Français	objets de collection, souvenirs
Deutsch	Memorabilien, Erinnerungsstücke

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@misc{memorabilia_2026,
  title = {memorabilia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/memorabilia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}