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keepsake

The correct spelling is keepsake.

How to pronounce keepsake

/ˈkiːp.seɪk/
noun

IPA: /ˈkiːp.seɪk/

Say it like: Kee-psa-ke

The correct spelling is keepsake. Some object given by a person and retained in memory of something or someone; something kept for sentimental or nostalgic reasons. For example: "She gave him a lock of hair as a keepsake of their time together."

Usage Examples

She gave him a lock of hair as a keepsake of their time together.

Definition

noun

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

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