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mne·mon·ic

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–adjective

1.	assisting or intended to assist the memory.

2.	pertaining to mnemonics or to memory.

–noun

3.	something intended to assist the memory, as a verse or formula.

4.	Computers. a programming code that is easy to remember, as STO for “store.”

[Origin: 1745–55; < Gk mnémonikós of, relating to memory, equiv. to mnémon- (s. of mnmōn) mindful + -ikos -ic

]

—Related forms

mne·mon·i·cal·ly, adverb

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mne·mon·ic Audio Help   (nĭ-mŏn'ĭk) Pronunciation Key
adj.   Relating to, assisting, or intended to assist the memory.

n.   A device, such as a formula or rhyme, used as an aid in remembering.

[Greek mnēmonikos, from mnēmōn, mnēmon-, mindful; see men-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

mne·mon'i·cal·ly adv.

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mnemonic (adj.)

1753, from Gk. mnemonikos "of or pertaining to memory," from mnemon (gen. mnemonos) "remembering, mindful," from mnasthai "remember," from PIE base *men- "to think" (see mind (n.)). The noun meaning "mnemonic device" is from 1858. Mnemonics "art of developing memory" is from 1721. Mnemosyne, lit. "memory, remembrance," was a titaness, mother of the Muses.

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mnemonic
adjective
1.	of or relating to or involved the practice of aiding the memory; "mnemonic device"
noun
1.	a device (such as a rhyme or acronym) used to aid recall

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mne·mon·ic (n-mnk)
adj.

Relating to, assisting, or intended to assist the memory.

A device, such as a formula or rhyme, used as an aid in remembering.

mne·moni·cal·ly adv.

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Main Entry: ²mnemonic
Function: noun
: a mnemonic device or code

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Main Entry: ¹mne·mon·ic
Pronunciation: ni-'män-ik
Function: adjective
1 : assisting or intended to assist memory; also : of or relating to mnemonics
2 : of or relating to memory —mne·mon·i·cal·ly /-i-k(&-)lE/ adverb

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mnemonic programming
A word or string which is intended to be easier to remember than the thing it stands for. Most often used in "instruction mnemonic" which are so called because they are easier to remember than the binary patterns they stand for. Non-printing ASCII characters also have mnemonics like NAK, ESC, DEL intended to evoke their meaning on certain systems.
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Mnemonic

Mind\, n. [AS. mynd, gemynd; akin to OHG. minna memory, love, G. minne love, Dan. minde mind, memory, remembrance, consent, vote, Sw. minne memory, Icel. minni, Goth. gamunds, L. mens, mentis, mind, Gr. ?, Skr. manas mind, man to think. ????, ???. Cf. Comment, Man, Mean, v., 3d Mental, Mignonette, Minion, Mnemonic, Money.]

1. The intellectual or rational faculty in man; the understanding; the intellect; the power that conceives, judges, or reasons; also, the entire spiritual nature; the soul; -- often in distinction from the body.

By the mind of man we understand that in him which thinks, remembers, reasons, wills. --Reid.

What we mean by mind is simply that which perceives, thinks, feels, wills, and desires. --Sir W. Hamilton.

Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind. --Rom. xiv. 5.

The mind shall banquet, though the body pine. --Shak.

2. The state, at any given time, of the faculties of thinking, willing, choosing, and the like; psychical activity or state; as: (a) Opinion; judgment; belief.

A fool uttereth all his mind. --Prov. xxix. 11.

Being so hard to me that brought your mind, I fear she'll prove as hard to you in telling her mind. --Shak. (b) Choice; inclination; liking; intent; will.

If it be your minds, then let none go forth. --2 Kings ix. 15. (c) Courage; spirit. --Chapman.

3. Memory; remembrance; recollection; as, to have or keep in mind, to call to mind, to put in mind, etc.

To have a mind or great mind, to be inclined or strongly inclined in purpose; -- used with an infinitive. "Sir Roger de Coverly . . . told me that he had a great mind to see the new tragedy with me." --Addison.

To lose one's mind, to become insane, or imbecile.

To make up one's mind, to come to an opinion or decision; to determine.

To put in mind, to remind. "Regard us simply as putting you in mind of what you already know to be good policy." --Jowett (Thucyd. ).

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