mnemonic
Americanadjective
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assisting or intended to assist the memory.
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pertaining to mnemonics or to memory.
noun
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something intended to assist the memory, as a verse or formula.
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Computers. a programming code that is easy to remember, as STO for “store.”
adjective
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aiding or meant to aid one's memory
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of or relating to memory or mnemonics
noun
Other Word Forms
- mnemonically adverb
Etymology
Origin of mnemonic
1660–70; < Greek mnēmonikós of, relating to memory, equivalent to mnēmon- (stem of mnḗmōn ) mindful + -ikos -ic
Example Sentences
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His central metaphor is the memory palace, an ancient Greek mnemonic technique that employs spatial imagination to organize and access information.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026
For the uninitiated, this saying is a mnemonic device that helps Seattleites remember the names and order of the city’s streets.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 6, 2023
The most popular teachers drill facts and figures into their students with jokes and mnemonic songs they make up themselves.
From New York Times • Aug. 6, 2023
Lists are a mnemonic device, and the list I’m offering in this video discussion of the best films I’ve seen so far this year is, above all, a way of rescuing these films from oblivion.
From The New Yorker • Jun. 9, 2023
Her best friend, Janie, used to even make fun of her for all of her mnemonic devices.
From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway
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