mnemonic
[ ni-mon-ik ]
/ nɪˈmɒn ɪk /
adjective
assisting or intended to assist the memory.
pertaining to mnemonics or to memory.
noun
something intended to assist the memory, as a verse or formula.
Computers. a programming code that is easy to remember, as STO for “store.”
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Origin of mnemonic
1660–70; < Greek mnēmonikós of, relating to memory, equivalent to mnēmon- (stem of mnḗmōn) mindful + -ikos -ic
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mnemonic
/ (nɪˈmɒnɪk) /
adjective
aiding or meant to aid one's memory
of or relating to memory or mnemonics
noun
something, such as a verse, to assist memory
Word Origin for mnemonic
C18: from Greek mnēmonikos, from mnēmōn mindful, from mnasthai to remember
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mnemonic
"aiding the memory," 1753, back-formation from mnemonics, or from Greek mnemonikos "of or pertaining to memory," from mnemon (genitive mnemonos) "remembering, mindful," from memne "memory, a remembrance, record, an epitaph; memory as a mental faculty," from base of mnasthai "remember," from PIE root *men- "to think" (see mind (n.)). The noun meaning "mnemonic device" is from 1858. Related: Mnemonical (1660s).
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mnemonic
[ 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.
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