n. A keepsake; an object kept as a reminder of a place or event.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A hint, suggestion, token, or memorial, to awaken memory; that which reminds or recalls to memory; a souvenir.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A hint, suggestion, notice, or memorial to awaken memory; that which reminds; a reminder of what is past or of what is to come; specifically, a souvenir.
n.Synonyms Souvenir, etc. (see memorial), remembrancer.
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n. a reminder of past events
Word Usage
"Some of the miners gathered a few rocks to take with them, a memento from the place they called home for more than two months."