Associations to the word «Keepsake»

Wiktionary

KEEPSAKE, noun. Some object given by a person and retained in memory of something or someone; something kept for sentimental or nostalgic reasons.
KEEPSAKE, noun. (historical) Specifically, a type of literary album popular in the nineteenth-century, containing scraps of poetry and prose, and engravings.

Dictionary definition

KEEPSAKE, noun. Something of sentimental value.

Wise words

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