souvenir

  • 51souvenir — /sooh veuh near , sooh veuh near /, n. 1. a usually small and relatively inexpensive article given, kept, or purchased as a reminder of a place visited, an occasion, etc.; memento. 2. a memory. [1765 75; < F, n. use of (se) souvenir to remember < …

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  • 52souvenir — noun Souvenir is used before these nouns: ↑mug, ↑shop …

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  • 53Souvenir — steal some minor item as a souvenir …

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  • 54souvenir — Australian Slang steal some minor item as a souvenir …

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  • 55souvenir — {{hw}}{{souvenir}}{{/hw}}s. m. inv.  (pl.  franc. souvenirs   ) Oggetto che si riporta da un viaggio per ricordo. ETIMOLOGIA: voce franc., da souvenir ‘ricordare’ (dal lat. subvenire ‘accorrere’) …

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  • 56Souvenir — Sou|ve|nir 〈 [suvəni:r] n.; Gen.: s, Pl.: s〉 Andenken [Etym.: &LT;frz. se souvenir »sich an etwas erinnern«, &LT;lat. subvenire »in die Gedanken kommen, einfallen«] …

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  • 57souvenir — [ˌsu:və nɪə] noun a thing that is kept as a reminder of a person, place, or event. Origin C18: from Fr., from souvenir remember , from L. subvenire occur to the mind …

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  • 58souvenir — noun keep the key ring as a souvenir Syn: memento, keepsake, reminder, remembrance, token, memorial; bomboniere; trophy, relic …

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  • 59souvenir — sou•ve•nir [[t]ˌsu vəˈnɪər, ˈsu vəˌnɪər[/t]] n. 1) cvb a usu. small and relatively inexpensive article given or kept as a reminder of a place visited, an occasion, etc.; memento 2) a remembrance; memory • Etymology: 1765–75; &LT; F, n. use of&#8230; …

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  • 60souvenir — /suvəˈnɪə / (say soohvuh near) noun 1. something given or kept for remembrance; a memento. 2. a memory. –verb (t) 3. Colloquial a. World War I to appropriate (articles beloning to a person or place). b. to pilfer. {French, noun use of souvenir&#8230; …