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mnemonic


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noun

Definition of MNEMONIC

: a mnemonic device or code
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Examples of MNEMONIC

  1. 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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Rhymes with MNEMONIC

Brythonic, colonic, harmonic, Ionic, Slavonic, Teutonic

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