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mne·monic (nē män′ik)

adjective

  1. helping, or meant to help, the memory a mnemonic device
  2. of mnemonics or memory

Etymology: Gr mnēmonikos < mnēmōn, mindful < mnasthai, to remember < IE base *men-, to think > mind

noun

any of the formulas used in mnemonics to improve the memory

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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