keep·sake

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

Origin:
1780–90; keep (v.) + sake1


souvenir, memento, token.
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keepsake (ˈkiːpˌseɪk) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a gift that evokes memories of a person or event with which it is associated

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Keepsake is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
Example sentences
If requested, a free commemorative plaque will be issued by the division as a
  keepsake for the family.
Baker steps down into the crowd, now a sea of limbs holding digital cameras and
  angling for a keepsake shot.
The flag may be used to cover the casket and it is presented to the family as a
  keepsake.
Visit the many gift and apparel shops for keepsake treasures.
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