Remembrances

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. Acts of recalling past events or people ; objects kept to honor or remember someone or something
2. The process of bringing past experiences or individuals to mind ; items preserved as tokens of memory or tribute
3. The mental action of calling something to mind ; physical mementos that serve as reminders or honors

Etymology: "Remembrances" is simply the plural of "remembrance", so its history is that of the singular. English took "remembrance" from Old French "remembrance", itself built on "remembrer", meaning "to remember". That French verb descends from Late Latin "rememorari", "to call to mind", which is made of the prefix "re-" ("again") and "memorari", "to bring to mind", from "memor", "mindful". The "-ance" ending is a French suffix that turns a verb into a noun naming the act or state, which is why "remembrance" reads as "the act or condition of remembering". English adopted the word in the Middle English period, and the plural "remembrances" extended its sense from the general act of recalling to individual memories, or tokens that call a particular person or event to mind, as in "remembrances of her childhood".

Synonyms: memories, recollections, reminders, nostalgias, mementos

Antonyms: forgetfulness, oblivion, amnesia, neglect, disregard