memorabile

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A form of memorabilia — Objects that are connected to or remind their owner of past events.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

nounmemorabile (plural memorabilia)

plural memorabilia

  1. raresingularsingular of memorabilia

    Almost automatically, the main interest about a disk of this sort is extrinsic, as a memorabile of a vital personality.

    1956, High Fidelity, volume 6, number 2
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    Talking of the drama, we had a miserable attempt at a sort of bastard theatricals, at Mowbray’s rat-gnawed mansion. There were two things worth noticing—One, that I lost all the courage on which I pique myself,[…]. The other memorabile is of a more delicate nature, respecting the conduct of a certain fair lady, who seemed determined to fling herself at my head.

    1832 March, [Walter Scott], “Letter Continued”, in St. Ronan’s Well (Waverley Novels; XXXIV), Edinburgh: […] Robert Cadell; London: Whittaker & Co., →OCLC, page 124

    The only mark for civilization, or what passes for civilization, is a compartmented life raft tossed up as a memorabile of the war.

    1948, Hearst's International Combined with Cosmopolitan, volume 124, page 142

    That an attractive brochure be prepared which will serve as a memorabile of the Conference, outlining the program, listing the names of the members to be honored, containing a bibliography of publications of the PNLA, etc.

    1956, Pacific Northwest Library Association, PNLA Quarterly

Origin

  1. Latinmemorābile
  2. Englishmemorabile

From Latin memorābile, neuter singular of memorābilis (“being memorable or remarkable”), the neuter plural of which is memorābilia. Doublet of memorable.

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