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Meaning of keepsake

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

keepsake

Pronunciation:/ˈkiːp.seɪk//ˈkiːp.seɪk/

noun

Definitions

  1. Some object given by a person and retained in memory of something or someone; something kept for sentimental or nostalgic reasons.

    Example: She gave him a lock of hair as a keepsake of their time together.

  2. Specifically, a type of literary album popular in the nineteenth-century, containing scraps of poetry and prose, and engravings.