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- Latin · borrowed frommementō morī
- English todaymemento mori
From Latin mementō morī (literally “be mindful of dying”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
memento mori
Today it means: An emblematic object or personal ornament, such as a skull, used as a reminder of one's mortality. Full definition →
Latin mementō morī