mnemonic
Something used to help in remembering a thingSomething (especially a series of ideas, letters, words, etc.) used to help in remembering a thing; a memory aid.
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» The crazier or more unusual the mnemonic, the easier it is to remember.
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3 sensesSomething (especially a series of ideas, letters, words, etc.) used to help in remembering a thing; a memory aid.
Mnemonik, Eselsbrücke, Merkhilfe
мнемо́никаmnemónika, мнемоте́хникаmnemotéxnika
мнемо́нікаmnemónika, мнемотехнікаmnemotexnika
The human-readable, textual form of an assembly language instruction, not including operands.
(obsolete)Synonym of mnemonics (“the study of techniques for remembering anything more easily”).
- a device (such as a rhyme or acronym) used to aid recall
Examples
7 sentencesThe crazier or more unusual the mnemonic, the easier it is to remember.
You can use this mnemonic so you won't forget.
deMit dieser Eselsbrücke vergißt du’s nicht. — Waldelfe
I have always relied on mnemonics to remember surnames and historical events.
The more outrageous a mnemonic is, the easier it is to remember.
Mnemonics can really help when trying to memorise facts.
Translations
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Origin
Noun sense 1 (“something used to help in remembering a thing”) is borrowed from Latin mnēmNoun sense 1 (“something used to help in remembering a thing”) is borrowed from Latin mnēmonicum (“something used to help in remembering a thing”), from Ancient Greek μνημονικόν (mnēmonikón, “something used to help in remembering a thing”), a noun use of the neuter form of μνημονῐκός (mnēmonĭkós, adjective): see etymology 1. Noun sense 3 (“synonym of mnemonics”) is borrowed from Late Latin mnemonica, a noun use of the feminine form of mnemonicus: see etymology 1.
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plural: mnemonicsSynonyms
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