🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

lembrança

Pronunciation / Transliteration: lembrança

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Keepsake/ˈkiːp.seɪk/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"Ele tem uma lembrança do seu avô."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A small item kept in memory of a person or event.

    "She wore a locket as a keepsake of her grandmother."
  2. 2

    An object that serves as a reminder of a person or event.

    "The wedding ring was a cherished keepsake from their special day."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'keepsake' originates from the late 14th century, derived from the Middle English 'keepsake', which combines 'keep' (to hold or retain) and 'sake' (for the purpose of). Historically, it referred to an object kept for the sake of remembering a person or event.

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