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• n  something of sentimental value
• n  a reminder of past events

• Dahmer kept his skull as a souvenir.
• If kitsch is your bag, then London's tacky souvenir shops piled high with plastic facsimiles of old-fashioned bobbies' helmets should be right up your cobbled alley.
• Finding souvenirs that were actually made at your destination is getting harder and harder (unless you're visiting China).

• keepsake
• token
• relic
• memento

News & Articles

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• 'Hey, that's not how you spell Ginobili!'
  “A souvenir is worthless if it contains misspelled names and shrinks three sizes after being washed,” Syala Deutsch, senior vice president and chief intellectual property counsel for the NBA, said in a news release Wednesday. There was a T-shirt that we came across that included a reference to all of the teams, and when the Sacramento Kings were identified, they spelled it Scaramento King, and ...
  June 16, 2013 - San Antonio Express-News
• Blackhawks fan hit in face with puck during Game 1
  A Blackhawks fan has a temporary, but painful souvenir from Wednesday’s triple overtime game one of the Stanley Cup Final. Dr. Patricia Higgins of Burr Ridge got a puck to the face just before the end of regulation. The deflected …
  June 14, 2013 - WGN TV Chicago
• U.S. Open souvenir tent is the place to be, especially during storms
  ARDMORE, Pa. - When it comes to souvenirs, what do people buy most at the U.S. Open?
  June 13, 2013 - The Fayetteville Observer

Quotes

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• Penny Taylor in International Herald Tribune
  I've got a souvenir to take with us,Taylor said, pointing to her eye.
• Bashar Assad in FOXNews
  Asked if he would like to meet the new US president, Assad said: "Yes, in principle, it would be a very positive signal. But I'm not after a souvenir photo. I hope I can see him to talk."