mnemonic

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Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Lua error in Module:parameters at line 159: Parameter 1 should be a valid language code; the value NL. is not valid. See WT:LOL. mnemonicus, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek μνημονικός (mnēmonikós, of memory), from μνήμων (mnḗmōn, remembering, mindful), from μνᾶσθαι (mnâsthai, to remember), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *men- (to think); see mind.

Pronunciation

  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 159: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value Aus is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /nəˈmɒnɪk/
  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 159: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value US is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /nəˈmɑːnɪk/, /niˈmɑːnɪk/
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Adjective

mnemonic (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to mnemonics: the study of techniques for remembering anything more easily.
  2. Of or relating to memory.

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Noun

mnemonic (plural mnemonics)

  1. Anything (especially something in verbal form) used to help remember something.
    To remember the colours of the rainbow, use the mnemonic "Richard of York gave battle in vain" (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet).
    • 2003, Alex Kimbell, The Unbridgeable Divide (page 54)
      Mr Avery was a great believer in mnemonics; he had one for every possible aspect of flying – which was as good a way as any for student pilots to familiarise themselves with their new environment []
  2. (computing) The textual, human-readable form of an assembly language instruction, not including operands.

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