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memento mori

me·men·to mo·ri [ mə mèn tō máwree ] (plural me·men·to mo·ri)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. reminder of death: an object, especially a skull, intended as a reminder of the fact that humans die

2. reminder of human error: a reminder of the fact that humans fail and make mistakes ( literary )

[< Latin, "remember (that you have) to die"]
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