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means Objects kept or sold because of their connection to a famous person, event, or era — their value resting on memory and association rather than material worth.

from Borrowed straight from Latin, where 'memorabilia' means 'things worth remembering' — the neuter plural of 'memorabilis' (memorable), itself from 'memorare,' to call to mind, rooted in 'memor,' mindful. For centuries it described noteworthy deeds or facts recorded in writing. The shift toward physical objects — ticket stubs, jerseys, signed baseballs — is a more modern turn, as the word drifted from what deserves remembering to what proves you remember it.