mnemonics

mnemonic (nɪˈmɒnɪk)

—*adj*
1.	aiding or meant to aid one's memory
2.	of or relating to memory or mnemonics

—n
3.	something, such as a verse, to assist memory

[C18: from Greek mnēmonikos, from mnēmōn mindful, from mnasthai to remember]

mne'monically

—*adv*

mnemonics (nɪˈmɒnɪks)

—n
1.	the art or practice of improving or of aiding the memory
2.	a system of rules to aid the memory

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Word Origin & History

mnemonic

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. Mnemosyne, lit. "memory, remembrance," was

a titaness, mother of the Muses.

mnemonics

art of developing memory, 1721; see mnemonic; also cf. -ics.

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Medical Dictionary

mnemonic mne·mon·ic (nĭ-mŏn'ĭk)
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.

mne·mon'i·cal·ly adv.

mnemonics mne·mon·ics (nĭ-mŏn'ĭks)
n.
A system to develop or improve the memory.

Example sentences

Mnemonics and keyboard accelerators shall not be case sensitive, with upper and lower case letters being equivalent.

Discusses two experiments designed to clarify the cognitive functions of mnemonics in fact learning.

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"The inside of an Englishman's head can be very fairly compared to a Murray's Guide: a great many facts, but few ideas; a great deal of exact and useful information, statistics, figures, reliable and detailed maps, short and dry historical notes, useful and moral tips by way of preface, no all-inclusive vision, and no relish of good writing. It is a collection of good, reliable documents, a convenient body of memoranda to get a man through his journey without help. A Frenchman requires an agreeable shapeliness in every piece of writing and every article about him. The Englishman can be satisfied with utility. A Frenchman enjoys ideas as such and for their own sake; an Englishman regards them as instruments of foresight or mnemonics."

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