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mnemonic en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (General-American) audio
• /nə-/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
• /nɪˈmɒnɪk/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
• /nəˈmɑnɪk/ (General-American)
• /ni-/ (General-American)

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin mnemonicus or its etymon Ancient Greek μνημονῐκός (mnēmonĭkós, “pertaining to memory or remembrance, memorial”) + English -ic (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives). Mνημονῐκός (Mnēmonĭkós) is derived from μνήμων (mnḗmōn, “mindful, remembering”) + -ῐκός (-ĭkós, suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives); while μνήμων (mnḗmōn) is from μνάομαι (mnáomai, “to be mindful, remember”) (from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to mind; to think”)) + -μων (-mōn, suffix forming adjectives and agent nouns). Cognates * French mnémonique (adjective) * German mnemonisch * Italian mnemonico * Portuguese mnemónica

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Especially of a series of ideas, letters, words, etc.: intended to help in remembering.
2. (not-comparable) Of or relating to mnemonics (“the study of techniques for remembering anything more easily”).
3. (not-comparable) Of or relating to memory.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
mnemonick		alternative, obsolete	lexicographic

Antonyms

antimnemonic

Deriveds

mnemonician · promnemonic · antimnemonic · mnemonist · anamonic · nonmnemonic · mnemonize · metamnemonic · non-mnemonic

Relateds

mnemonicalist · mnemotechny · mnemonical · mneme · mnemonically · mnemon · mnemic · Mnemosyne · mnemotechnical · mnemenic · mnestic · mnemotechnist · anamnestic · mnemotechnically · mnemotechnic · mnemonicon

Synonyms

mnestic · mnemonical · memorial · anamnestic

Translations (54)

es mnemotécnico (especially of a series of ideas, letters, words, etc.: intended to help in remembering) · ru мнемони́ческий (of or relating to mnemonics) · gl mnemotécnico (of or relating to mnemonics) · de mnemonisch (especially of a series of ideas, letters, words, etc.: intended to help in remembering) · ca mnemònic (especially of a series of ideas, letters, words, etc.: intended to help in remembering) · cy mnemonig (especially of a series of ideas, letters, words, etc.: intended to help in remembering) · es nemotécnico (of or relating to mnemonics) · fi muisti- (especially of a series of ideas, letters, words, etc.: intended to help in remembering) · cy mnemonig (of or relating to mnemonics) · sh mnemonički (of or relating to mnemonics) · bg мнемоничен (especially of a series of ideas, letters, words, etc.: intended to help in remembering) · pl pamięciowy (especially of a series of ideas, letters, words, etc.: intended to help in remembering) · es mnemotécnico (of or relating to mnemonics) · de mnemonisch (of or relating to mnemonics) · fr mnémotechnique (of or relating to mnemonics) · grc μνημονῐκός (of or relating to memory) · eo mnemonika (of or relating to mnemonics) · eo mnemonika (especially of a series of ideas, letters, words, etc.: intended to help in remembering) · sv mnemoteknisk (of or relating to mnemonics) · it mnemotecnico (especially of a series of ideas, letters, words, etc.: intended to help in remembering) · nl ezelsbruggetje (of or relating to mnemonics) · cs mnemonický (especially of a series of ideas, letters, words, etc.: intended to help in remembering) · fr mnémonique (of or relating to mnemonics) · nl mnemotechnisch (of or relating to mnemonics) · bg мнемоничен (of or relating to mnemonics) · ca mnemotècnic (especially of a series of ideas, letters, words, etc.: intended to help in remembering) · pl pamięciowy (of or relating to mnemonics) · ka მნემონიკური (especially of a series of ideas, letters, words, etc.: intended to help in remembering) · ca mnemònic (of or relating to mnemonics) · gl mnemotécnico (especially of a series of ideas, letters, words, etc.: intended to help in remembering) · cs mnemotechnický (of or relating to mnemonics) · ca mnemotècnic (of or relating to mnemonics) · pt mnemónico (of or relating to mnemonics) · fi muisti- (of or relating to memory) · bg мнемоничен (of or relating to memory) · pl mnemoniczny (especially of a series of ideas, letters, words, etc.: intended to help in remembering) · mk мнемо́ничен (of or relating to mnemonics) · nl ezelsbruggetje (especially of a series of ideas, letters, words, etc.: intended to help in remembering) · es nemotécnico (especially of a series of ideas, letters, words, etc.: intended to help in remembering) · cs mnemonický (of or relating to mnemonics) · tr anımsatıcı (of or relating to mnemonics) · nl mnemonisch (of or relating to mnemonics) · cs mnemotechnický (especially of a series of ideas, letters, words, etc.: intended to help in remembering) · fi muistitekninen (of or relating to mnemonics) · pl mnemoniczny (of or relating to mnemonics) · tr hatırlatıcı (of or relating to mnemonics) · pt mnemotécnico (of or relating to mnemonics) · es mnemónico (especially of a series of ideas, letters, words, etc.: intended to help in remembering) · it mnemonico (especially of a series of ideas, letters, words, etc.: intended to help in remembering) · cy cyfeiriol (especially of a series of ideas, letters, words, etc.: intended to help in remembering) · fi muistamista helpottava (especially of a series of ideas, letters, words, etc.: intended to help in remembering) · pt mnemônico (of or relating to mnemonics) · pt mnemônico (especially of a series of ideas, letters, words, etc.: intended to help in remembering) · ro mnemotehnic (especially of a series of ideas, letters, words, etc.: intended to help in remembering)

mnemonic en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (General-American) audio
• /nə-/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
• /nɪˈmɒnɪk/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
• /nəˈmɑnɪk/ (General-American)
• /ni-/ (General-American)

Etymology

Noun 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. Cognates * French mnémonique (noun) * German Mnemonik * Italian mnemonica * Portuguese mnemónico

Meanings

1. Something (especially a series of ideas, letters, words, etc.) used to help in remembering a thing; a memory aid.
   • Mr Avery was a great believer in mnemonics; he had one for every possible aspect of flying – which was as good a way as any for student pilots to familiarise themselves with their new environment, but unless used on a daily basis could also be dangerous, for there were so many of them. 2003, Alex Kimbell, chapter 3, in The Unbridgeable Divide: A Love Story, Market Harborough, Leicestershire: Matador, →ISBN, section I, page 54:
2. The human-readable, textual form of an assembly language instruction, not including operands.
3. (obsolete) Synonym of mnemonics (“the study of techniques for remembering anything more easily”).

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
mnemonics	Number=Plur		lexicographic
mnemonick		alternative, obsolete	lexicographic

Deriveds

neuromnemonic · mnemonics

Hyponyms

mimetic · memory palace · anamonic

Relateds

crib

Synonyms

mnemonicon · mnemonics · aide-mémoire

Translations (75)

ta நினைவி (something used to help in remembering a thing) · uk мнемо́ніка (something used to help in remembering a thing) · sv minnesregel (something used to help in remembering a thing) · id mnemonik (something used to help in remembering a thing) · he מנמוניקה (something used to help in remembering a thing) · es nemotecnia (something used to help in remembering a thing) · el μνημονικός κανόνας (something used to help in remembering a thing) · fa یادیار (something used to help in remembering a thing) · af eselsbrug (something used to help in remembering a thing) · eo mnemoniko (something used to help in remembering a thing) · ca mnemotècnia (something used to help in remembering a thing) · ja 記憶法 (something used to help in remembering a thing) · pl skojarzenie (something used to help in remembering a thing) · ta நினைவிக்கருவி (something used to help in remembering a thing) · nl ezelsbrug (something used to help in remembering a thing) · fr mnémotechnie (something used to help in remembering a thing) · bg мнемоничен код (human-readable, textual form of an assembly language instruction, not including operands) · de Merkspruch (something used to help in remembering a thing) · de Gedächtnisstütze (something used to help in remembering a thing) · fr moyen mnémotechnique (something used to help in remembering a thing) · sh mnemotehnika (something used to help in remembering a thing) · pl mnemonika (something used to help in remembering a thing) · kk мнемоника (something used to help in remembering a thing) · de Merkreim (something used to help in remembering a thing) · ar اِسْتِذْكَار (something used to help in remembering a thing) · de Merkhilfe (something used to help in remembering a thing) · id jembatan keledai (something used to help in remembering a thing) · th นีโมนิค (something used to help in remembering a thing) · mk мнемо́ника (something used to help in remembering a thing) · cy cofair (something used to help in remembering a thing) · ja 語呂合わせ (something used to help in remembering a thing) · cs mnemotechnická pomůcka (something used to help in remembering a thing) · et mnemoonika (something used to help in remembering a thing) · hi निमोनिक (something used to help in remembering a thing) · nl geheugensteun (something used to help in remembering a thing) · sq mnemoteknika (something used to help in remembering a thing) · bn স্মৃতিবর্ধনবিদ্যা (something used to help in remembering a thing) · cmn 記憶術 /记忆术 (something used to help in remembering a thing) · de Gedächtnishilfe (something used to help in remembering a thing) · es mnemotécnica (something used to help in remembering a thing) · eo memorhelpilo (something used to help in remembering a thing) · nl mnemotechniek (something used to help in remembering a thing) · cmn 助憶 /助忆 (something used to help in remembering a thing) · it mnemonica (something used to help in remembering a thing) · ka მნემონიკური (something used to help in remembering a thing) · pl asocjacja (something used to help in remembering a thing) · fi muistisääntö (something used to help in remembering a thing) · de Eselsbrücke (something used to help in remembering a thing) · pt mnemónica (something used to help in remembering a thing) · es mnemónico (something used to help in remembering a thing) · hy մնեմոնիկա (something used to help in remembering a thing) · es mnemotecnia (something used to help in remembering a thing) · gd cuimhneachan (something used to help in remembering a thing) · nb huskeregel (something used to help in remembering a thing) · fr mnémonique (something used to help in remembering a thing) · pt mnemônica (something used to help in remembering a thing) · ca mnemònic (something used to help in remembering a thing) · fi muistikas (something used to help in remembering a thing) · sv memoreringsteknik (something used to help in remembering a thing) · ko 기억술 (something used to help in remembering a thing) · sq kujtesës (something used to help in remembering a thing) · eo mnemonikaĵo (something used to help in remembering a thing) · fr mnémotechnique (something used to help in remembering a thing) · ur فن حفظ (something used to help in remembering a thing) · fi muistikas (human-readable, textual form of an assembly language instruction, not including operands) · uz mnemonika (something used to help in remembering a thing) · pl mnemonik (something used to help in remembering a thing) · uk мнемотехніка (something used to help in remembering a thing) · az mnemonika (something used to help in remembering a thing) · ru мнемо́ника (something used to help in remembering a thing) · de Memorierungshilfe (something used to help in remembering a thing) · de Mnemonik (something used to help in remembering a thing) · tr nimonik (something used to help in remembering a thing) · sq pajisje (something used to help in remembering a thing) · ru мнемоте́хника (something used to help in remembering a thing)