mnemonic
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adjective \ni-ˈmä-nik\Definition of MNEMONIC
1
: assisting or intended to assist memory; also : of or relating to mnemonics
2
: of or relating to memory
— mne·mon·i·cal·ly \-ni-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
See Origin of MNEMONIC
Greek mnēmonikos, from mnēmōn mindful, from mimnēskesthai to remember — more at mind
First Known Use: 1753
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Rhymes with MNEMONIC
Aaronic, atonic, benthonic, bionic, boronic, Brittonic, Brythonic, bubonic, Byronic, canonic, carbonic, colonic, cyclonic, daimonic, demonic, draconic, dystonic, euphonic, hadronic, harmonic, hedonic, hydronic, iconic, ionic, Ionic, laconic, Masonic, moronic, neutronic, photonic, phytonic, planktonic, platonic, plutonic, pneumonic, pythonic, sardonic, sermonic, Slavonic, subsonic, symphonic, synchronic, tectonic, Teutonic, transonic
2mnemonic
nounDefinition of MNEMONIC
: a mnemonic device or code
Examples of MNEMONIC
- HOMES is used as a mnemonic for the names of the Great Lakes: Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, and Superior.
First Known Use of MNEMONIC
1858
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