Erinnerung — meaning in English
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English meaning
- keepsake noun An object kept to remember a person or event, valued for sentimental rather than practical reasons.
- memento noun An object kept to remind someone of a person, place, or event.
- memory noun The brain's ability to store and recall information or past experiences.
- recollection noun A memory of something from the past.
- remembrance noun The act of keeping someone or something in mind, especially to honour them.
- reminiscence noun A spoken or written account of something a person remembers from their own past.
- retention noun The ability to hold onto or remember information.
- token noun A small object, coin, or piece of metal or plastic used in place of money, such as for a subway turnstile or arcade machine.
Senses
Erinnerung is used for these senses in English:
- keepsake An object given by a person and retained in memory of something or someone; something kept for sentimental or nostalgic reasons.
- memento A keepsake; an object kept as a reminder of a place or event.
- memory A record of a thing or an event stored and available for later use by the organism.
- recollection The act of recollecting, or recalling to the memory; the act of recalling to memory.
- reminiscence A mental image thus remembered.
- retention The act or power of remembering things.