memorabilia

• POS: Noun Plural
• HYPHEN: mem=o=ra=bil=i=a

CIDE DICTIONARY

memorabilia, n. pl. [L., fr. memorabilis memorable. See Memorable.].

•  Things remarkable and worthy of remembrance or record; also, the record of them.  [1913 Webster]
•  Mementos of past events; souvenirs.  [PJC]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

memorabilia, n.pl.
1 souvenirs of memorable events.
2 archaic memorable or noteworthy things.

Etymology

L, neut. pl. (as MEMORABLE)

THESAURUS

memorabilia

Clio, Muse of history, adventures, ana, annals, archives, autobiography, biographical material, biographical records, biographical sketch, biography, case history, chronicle, chronicles, chronology, commemoration, confessions, curriculum vitae, diary, experiences, favor, fortunes, government archives, government papers, great doings, hagiography, hagiology, historical documents, historical records, historiography, history, journal, keepsake, legend, life, life and letters, life records, life story, martyrology, matter of concern, matter of importance, memento, memento mori, memoir, memoirs, memorial, memorials, memories, necrology, obituary, object of note, papers, parish rolls, photobiography, point of interest, presidential papers, profile, public records, record, relic, remembrance, remembrancer, resume, something special, souvenir, story, theory of history, thing of interest, token, token of remembrance, trophy, vital concern

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memorabilia

Importance

N importance, consequence, moment, prominence, consideration, mark, materialness, import, significance, concern, emphasis, interest, greatness, superiority, notability, weight, value, usefulness, gravity, seriousness, solemnity, no joke, no laughing matter, pressure, urgency, stress, matter of life and death, memorabilia, notabilia, great doings, red-letter day, great thing, great point, main chance, the be all and the end all, cardinal point, substance, gist, sum and substance, gravamen, head and front, important part, principal part, prominent part, essential part, half the battle, sine qua non, breath of one's nostrils, cream, salt, core, kernel, heart, nucleus, keynote, keystone, corner stone, trump card, salient points, top sawyer, first fiddle, prima donna, chief, triton among the minnows, 'it', important, of importance, momentous, material, to the point, not to be overlooked, not to be despised, not to be sneezed at, egregious, weighty, of note, notable, prominent, salient, signal, memorable, remarkable, unforgettable, worthy of remark, worthy of notice, never to be forgotten, stirring, eventful, grave, serious, earnest, noble, grand, solemn, impressive, commanding, imposing, urgent, pressing, critical, instant, paramount, essential, vital, all-absorbing, radical, cardinal, chief, main, prime, primary, principal, leading, capital, foremost, overruling, of vital importance in the front rank, first-rate, superior, considerable, marked, rare, significant, telling, trenchant, emphatic, pregnant, tanti, materially, in the main, above all, kat' exochin, par excellence, to crown all, to beat all, expende Hannibalem!.

Memory

N memory, remembrance, retention, retentiveness, tenacity, veteris vestigia flammae, tablets of the memory, readiness, reminiscence, recognition, recollection, rememoration, recurrence, flashback, retrospect, retrospection, afterthought, post script, PS, suggestion, prompting, hint, reminder, remembrancer, flapper, memorial, commemoration, note, memo, memorandum, things to be remembered, token of remembrance, memento, souvenir, keepsake, relic, memorabilia, art of memory, artificial memory, memoria technica, mnemonics, mnemotechnics, phrenotypics, Mnemosyne, prompt-book, crib sheet, cheat sheet, retentive memory, tenacious memory, photographic memory, green memory, trustworthy memory, capacious memory, faithful memory, correct memory, exact memory, ready memory, prompt memory, accurate recollection, perfect memory, total recall, celebrity, fame, renown, reputation, remembering, remembered, mindful, reminiscential, retained in the memory, pent up in one's memory, fresh, green, green in remembrance, unforgotten, present to the mind, within one's memory, indelible, uppermost in one's thoughts, memorable, by heart, by rote, without book, memoriter, in memory of, in memoriam, memoria in aeterna, suggestive, manet alta mente repostum, forsan et haec olim meminisse juvabit, absens haeres non erit, beatae memoriae, briefly thyself remember, mendacem memorem esse oportet, memory the warder of the brain, parsque est meminisse doloris, to live in hearts we leave behind is not to die, vox audita peril littera scripta manet, out of sight, out of mind.