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Keepsake vs Heirloom - What's the difference?

keepsake | heirloom |

As nouns the difference between keepsake and heirloom

is that keepsake is some object given by a person and retained in memory of something or someone; something kept for sentimental or nostalgic reasons while heirloom is a valued possession that has been passed down through the generations.

keepsake

English

Noun

  • Some object given by a person and retained in memory of something or someone; something kept for sentimental or nostalgic reasons.
    • She gave him a lock of hair as a keepsake of their time together.
  • (historical) Specifically, a type of literary album popular in the nineteenth-century, containing scraps of poetry and prose, and engravings.

    • Synonyms

    * memento * souvenir * (plural) memorabilia

    heirloom

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A valued possession that has been passed down through the generations.
  • A crop variety that has been passed down through generations of farmers by seed saving and cultivation.
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    • Synonyms

    (valued possession passed down through the generations) patrimony

    See also

    * (wikipedia "heirloom")