How to pronounce memorabilia
American English pronunciation
mem-uh-ruh-BIL-ee-uh
- IPA
- /ˌmɛməɹəˈbɪli.ə/
- Syllables
- mem · uh · ruh · BIL · ee · uh (6 syllables, stress on the 4th)
- Also said
- mem-uh-ruh-BEE-lee-uh
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What memorabilia means
Collected objects linked to famous people or past events
In a sentence: Uncle Ray's basement is full of baseball memorabilia, like signed balls and old caps.
Where it comes from: It's Latin for "things to be remembered." It came to mean collected keepsakes in the United States, from 1855.
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Compare: memorabilia and memento
A memento is one small thing kept to remember something, while memorabilia are collected objects tied to famous people or events.
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