🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

ricordo

Pronunciation / Transliteration: riˈkɔrdo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Remembrance/rɪˈmɛm.brəns/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2450 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Conservo questo dono come ricordo."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The action of remembering something or honoring the memory of a person or event.

    "The ceremony was held in remembrance of those who lost their lives."
  2. 2

    Something that serves as a reminder or keepsake; a memory.

    "She kept the old photograph as a sweet remembrance of her childhood."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Old French remembrance, tracing back to Latin rememorari (to call to mind, remember), combining re- (again) and memor (mindful). Entering Middle English in the 14th century, the word originally denoted the retention of memory or an act of keeping someone in mind, later evolving to also describe physical objects kept as memorials.

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