Keepsake
Keepsake noun - Something that serves to keep alive the memory of a person or event.
Usage example: saved the tassel from her mortarboard as a keepsake of her high school graduation
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Memento
Memento noun - Something that serves to keep alive the memory of a person or event.
Usage example: kept a seashell as a memento of their first meeting, which happened to be at the beach
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Memento MacGuffin: The remaining glass slipper, which Cinderella assumes will be nothing more than a keepsake from one magical evening.
Source: Disney / Cinderella -
Tragic Keepsake: Edward King's old watch with photo of him and Gene that Brad keeps as a memento that he has to kill King one day.
Source: Manga / Green Blood -
Memento MacGuffin/Tragic Keepsake: Gin gives Hotaru his mask, and it is one of the few things that remain after he disappears.
Source: Manga / Hotarubi No Mori E
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