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View synonyms for mnemonic

mnemonic

[ ni-mon-ik ]

adjective

  1. assisting or intended to assist the memory.
  2. pertaining to mnemonics or to memory.


noun

  1. something intended to assist the memory, as a verse or formula.
  2. Computers. a programming code that is easy to remember, as STO for “store.”

mnemonic

/ nɪˈmɒnɪk /

adjective

  1. aiding or meant to aid one's memory
  2. of or relating to memory or mnemonics
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. something, such as a verse, to assist memory
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • mneˈmonically, adverb
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Other Words From

  • mne·moni·cal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of mnemonic1

1660–70; < Greek mnēmonikós of, relating to memory, equivalent to mnēmon- (stem of mnḗmōn ) mindful + -ikos -ic
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Word History and Origins

Origin of mnemonic1

C18: from Greek mnēmonikos, from mnēmōn mindful, from mnasthai to remember
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Example Sentences

I still remember some of the mnemonic tricks she used for some of the harder letters.

For the uninitiated, this saying is a mnemonic device that helps Seattleites remember the names and order of the city’s streets.

The most popular teachers drill facts and figures into their students with jokes and mnemonic songs they make up themselves.

Safe sleep practices can be summed up in an easy mnemonic: Parents only need to remember ABC: alone, back, crib, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics.

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.

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