memento mori

memento mo·ri

M0211200 (môr′ē)n. pl. memento mori 1. A reminder of death or mortality, especially a death's-head.2. A reminder of human failures or errors.

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[New Latin mementō morī, be mindful of dying : Latin mementō, sing. imperative of meminisse, to remember + Latin morī, to die.]

memento mori

(ˈmɔːriː) n (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) an object, such as a skull, intended to remind people of the inevitability of death[C16: Latin: remember you must die]

memen′to mo′ri

(ˈmɔr aɪ, ˈmoʊr aɪ, ˈmɔr i, ˈmoʊr i)

n., pl. memento mori. an object, as a skull, serving as a reminder of death. [1585–95; < Latin mementō morī remember (that you must) die]

memento mori

A Latin phrase meaning remember you must die, used to mean an object that reminds you of your mortality, such as a skull.

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Noun

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memento mori - a reminder (as a death's head) of your mortalityreminder - an experience that causes you to remember something