Device and Memento

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Device

Device noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.
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Memento and device are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Memento" instead a noun "Device".

Memento

Memento noun - Something that serves to keep alive the memory of a person or event.
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Device and memento are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Device" instead a noun "Memento".

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specific specific device specific memento
little little device little memento
important important device important memento
personal personal device personal memento

Both words in one sentence

  • It's established early that the device is broken and Clementine is only keeping it as a personal memento.
    Source: Chekhovs Gun / Video Games
  • May be a dare, a test where he can prove to himself that he has quit for good, a quitting device to prevent him from buying more, or a memento to remind him of what they were like before quitting.
    Source: Last Unsmoked Cigarette
  • It can also be used to disguise the MacGuffin's plot-device status (particularly the Memento MacGuffin) or to introduce Chekhov's Gun in an subtle way.
    Source: It Was a Gift
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