mnemonic

mnemonic
mnemonic (adj.) "aiding the memory," 1753, back formation from mnemonics, or from Gk. mnemonikos "of or pertaining to memory," from mnemon (gen. mnemonos) "remembering, mindful," from memne "memory, a remembrance, record, an epitaph; memory as a mental faculty," from base of mnasthai "remember," from PIE root *men- "to think" (see MIND (Cf. mind) (n.)). The noun meaning "mnemonic device" is from 1858. Related: Mnemonical (1660s).

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  • mnemonic — MNEMÓNIC adj. v. mnemotehnic. Trimis de siveco, 13.09.2007. Sursa: Sinonime  mnemónic adj. m., pl. mnemónici; f. sg. mnemónică, pl. mnemónice …   Dicționar Român

  • Mnemonic — Mne*mon ic (n[ e]*m[o^]n [i^]k), Mnemonical Mne*mon ic*al (n[ e]*m[o^]n [i^]*kal), a. [Gr. mnhmoniko s, fr. mnh mwn mindful, remembering, mnh mh memory, mna^sqai to think on, remember; akin to E. mind.] Assisting in memory; helping to remember;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • mnemonic — n. 1. Something used to assist the memory, as an easily remembered acronym or verse. [WordNet 1.5] 2. An abbreviated word that resembles the full word, used so as to be easily recognized; as, the CIDE uses ... tags as mnemnonics for an italicised …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Mnemonic — (englisch für „Gedächtnisstütze“ von griechischen mnēmoniká „Gedächtnis“, teilweise auch deutsch Mnemonik) steht allgemein für eine Merkhilfe, im Speziellen jedoch für: ein für den Menschen lesbares Kürzel für einen Befehl einer Assemblersprache… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • mnemonic — pronounced ni mon ik, is a device, usually a rhyme or sequence of words, used to help remember some fact or group of facts, e.g. the initial letters of the mnemonic Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain give the order of the colours of the spectrum …   Modern English usage

  • mnemonic — [nē män′ik] adj. [Gr mnēmonikos < mnēmōn, mindful < mnasthai, to remember < IE base * men , to think > MIND] 1. helping, or meant to help, the memory [a mnemonic device] 2. of mnemonics or memory n. any of the formulas used in… …   English World dictionary

  • mnemonic — index reminder Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • mnemonic — ► NOUN ▪ a pattern of letters or words formulated as an aid to memory. ► ADJECTIVE 1) aiding or designed to aid the memory. 2) relating to the power of memory. ORIGIN from Greek mn m n mindful …   English terms dictionary

  • Mnemonic — For other uses, see Mnemonic (disambiguation). Not to be confused with pneumonic. Knuckle mnemonic for the number of days in each month of the Gregorian Calendar. Each projecting knuckle represents a 31 day month. A mnemonic ( …   Wikipedia

  • mnemonic — mnemonically, adv. /ni mon ik/, adj. 1. assisting or intended to assist the memory. 2. pertaining to mnemonics or to memory. n. 3. something intended to assist the memory, as a verse or formula. 4. Computers. a programming code that is easy to… …   Universalium

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