mnemonics

[ni-mon-iks]

noun (used with a singular verb)

the process or technique of improving or developing the memory.

Origin of mnemonics

First recorded in 1700–10; see origin at mnemonic, -ics

Also called mne·mo·tech·nics

[nee-moh-tek-niks] /ˌni moʊˈtɛk nɪks/.

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British Dictionary definitions for mnemotechnics

mnemonics

noun (usually functioning as singular)

the art or practice of improving or of aiding the memory

a system of rules to aid the memory

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Word Origin and History for mnemotechnics

mnemonics

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

mnemotechnics in Medicine

mnemonics

[nĭ-mŏn′ĭks]

n.

A system to develop or improve the memory.