mnemonic

views updated May 23 2018

mne·mon·ic / nəˈmänik/ • n. a device such as a pattern of letters, ideas, or associations that assists in remembering something.• adj. aiding or designed to aid the memory. ∎  of or relating to the power of memory.DERIVATIVES: mne·mon·i·cal·ly / -ik(ə)lē/ adv.

mnemonic

views updated May 14 2018

mnemonic adj. and sb. XVIII. — medL. mnēmonicus — Gr. mnēmonikós, f. mnḗmōn, mnēmon- mindful; rel. to MIND.
So mnemonical XVII.

mnemonic

views updated Jun 11 2018

mnemonic a device such as a pattern of letters, ideas, or associations which assists in remembering something. Recorded from the mid 18th century (as an adjective), the word comes ultimately from Greek mnēmonikos, from mnēmōn ‘mindful’.