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souvenir

[soo-vuh-neer, soo-vuh-neer]

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noun

a usually small and relatively inexpensive article given, kept, or purchased as a reminder of a place visited, an occasion, etc.; memento.

a memory.

Origin:
1765–75; < French, noun use of (se) souvenir to remember < Latin subvenīre to come to mind, equivalent to sub- sub- + venīre to come

Synonyms
1. reminder, keepsake, token.

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The collection of souvenir spoons in the jewelry stores has recently had two new ones added to its number.

Hammon, the students wrote, allowed the suicidal student to buy a knife from a souvenir shop.

In recent days souvenir tat has given way to a hotter-selling item.

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The collection of souvenir spoons in the jewelry stores has recently had two new ones added to its number.

Hammon, the students wrote, allowed the suicidal student to buy a knife from a souvenir shop.

In recent days souvenir tat has given way to a hotter-selling item.

My initial disappointment in this apparently not-so-divine souvenir quickly gives way to excitement.

Statuettes are produced at a nearby souvenir factory.

Other sources of inspiration to consider are a favorite souvenir textile, ceramic, or other art object.

Picture a new way to personalize souvenir snapshots.

The little souvenir stand closed this week, replaced by a much-enlarged, stylish gift shop.

Orchestra members take souvenir snapshots of the spread.

Street artists and souvenir sellers mingle with the crowds gazing skyward toward the surprisingly lacy-appearing structure.

Thousands cross within hours, and souvenir hunters soon reduce the wall to rubble.

Those grabby pincer things they sell at all souvenir shops.

But the ducks, tokens of the fidelity and constancy that should grace married life, seemed an apt and pleasant souvenir.

And many of the industry's jobs, such as tour guides or souvenir salesmen, go unrecorded.

It can be a fun day trip for souvenir shopping, but keep your wits about you.

Souvenir separated art from its context without scruple.

As a souvenir of a unique city, a damascened article is an almost predestined tourist purchase.

Or maybe people now secure their bills as a souvenir of civilzation.

When you're done, you'll have a well-earned souvenir of your scientific work.

Amputees of all ages beg near refreshment and souvenir stands where tourists congregate.

One of my responsibilities is to take pictures of the students and frame them as a souvenir for them and their parents.

And national park rules protect them from souvenir hunters.

Find a souvenir among the beautiful ceramics, handicrafts, and jewelry.

Whatever kind of souvenir you need, from useful to ironic, you'll find what you are looking for here.

Each school is given two mirrors to work on, one to be placed on the satellite and the other to keep as a souvenir.

Sardinia is a hub for handicrafts, making it a souvenir shopper's paradise.

There are also several souvenir shops in the community.

Catalan ceramics are a great value for such a unique souvenir that is harder to find outside of the region.

The souvenir shops make a killing selling over-priced touristy sweatshirts and jackets.

There are few things more satisfying than sporting a souvenir trophy.

The savings really kick in if you're a clothes' horse or you bought every souvenir you laid eyes.

With a small change in the design, nine stamps and the souvenir sheet were reissued and a miniature sheet was added.

While the sheer concentration of candy shops and souvenir schlock can be overwhelming, beneath the tourist veneer a.

There was a large audience present and souvenir programmes, with.

If you are fortunate, the smell of droppings will be your only souvenir of this mistake.

Louis because of fans throwing souvenir baseballs on the field in the ninth inning.

So rare is the experience that one journalist takes a sick bag as a souvenir for a friend who collects such items.

There were lines at the souvenir stand and lines at the bar.

Enjoy a drink as well as the keepsake souvenir of your choice.

Today, the souvenir of what happened is divided between the duty to remember and the acceptance of forgiveness.

Aboriginal culture features primarily in souvenir shops.

Followed by schoolgirls also looking to take souvenir photos.

Celebrate creative beauty as you get adorned and take home a souvenir photograph.

Naming your child for a geographic locale acts as tribute and a souvenir to that place.

The mayor of the tidy nearby town brought out souvenir bottles of schnapps.

Being slightly hidden from the main textile and souvenir market, the indoor fruit market in.

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World English Dictionary

souvenir (ˌsuːvəˈnɪə, ˈsuːvəˌnɪə)

—n
1.	an object that recalls a certain place, occasion, or person; memento

—vb
2.	euphemistic, slang (Austral), (NZ) to steal or keep (something, esp a small article) for one's own use; purloin

[C18: from French, from (se) souvenir to remember, from Latin subvenīre to come to mind, from sub- up to + venīre to come]

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souvenir

1775, "a remembrance or memory," from Fr. souvenir, from O.Fr., noun use of souvenir (v.) "to remember, come to mind," from L. subvenire "come to mind," from sub- "up" + venire "to come" (see venue). Meaning "token of remembrance, memento" is first recorded 1782.

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