memorabilia

English

Etymology

Since 1800–1810. Borrowed from Latin memorābilia (“things to be remembered”), the neuter plural of the word memorābilis (“memorable”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌmɛm(ə)rəˈbɪlɪə/, /ˌmɛm(ə)rəˈbiːlɪə/

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Noun

memorabilia pl (normally plural, singular (rare) memorabile)

1. Objects that are connected to or remind their owner of past events.

   Synonym: mementos

   George has a collection of World War II memorabilia.

   • 1981, “Memorabilia”, in Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret, performed by Soft Cell:

     I can't remember / Give me a reminder / I collect, I reject / Memorabilia / Memorabilia

2. Things worth remembering: noteworthy points.

Translations

objects that are connected to past events

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 紀念品／纪念品 (zh) (jìniànpǐn)

• Faroese: minnislutir m pl
• Finnish: muistoesineet, muistot
• French: objets de collection, souvenirs (fr)
• German: Memorabilien f pl, Erinnerungsstücke (de) n pl
• Hungarian: relikvia (hu)
• Japanese: 記念品 (ja) (きねんひん, kinenhin)

Latin

Adjective

memorābilia

1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural of memorābilis

References

• “memorabilia”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers

Spanish

Noun

memorabilia f (plural memorabilias)

1. memorabilia