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ər plural noun, singular mem·o·rab·i·le [-uh-rab-uh-lee] .
[-uh-rab-uh-lee] . 1.
mementos; souvenirs.
2.
matters or events worthy to be remembered; points worthy of note.
Origin:
1800–10; noun use of Latin memorābilia things to be remembered, neuter plural of memorābilis memorable
1800–10; noun use of Latin memorābilia things to be remembered, neuter plural of memorābilis memorable
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| —pl n , sing -rabile | |
| 1. | memorable events or things |
| 2. | objects connected with famous people or events |
| [C17: from Latin, from memorābilis | |
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Memorabilia
has a plethora of syllables.
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| (used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.) |
| a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S. |
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memorabilia
1806, from L. memorabilia, neut. pl. of memorabilis "worthy of being remembered" (see memorable).
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Example sentences
Packing her memorabilia for storage took more than a month.
Here's the latest from the sometimes sleazy sports memorabilia market.
Here you can visit the depot, filled with train memorabilia, and step inside the vintage drugstore and schoolhouse.
The boxes of memorabilia she kept for each of us were always disorganized.
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