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souvenir

/ˌsuːvəˈnɪə/soo-vuh-NIR
/ˌsuvəˈnɪɹ/soo-vuh-NIR

Meaningto occur to the mind

Common meaning: a keepsake

Journey through time

  1. Latinsubvenire‘to occur to one's mind’source
  2. Frenchmeaning shiftsto occur to one's mind → to remembersouvenir‘to remember’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsto remember → a keepsakesouvenir‘a keepsake’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin subvenire ‘to occur to the mind’.

Roots

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