Mnemonic

Pronunciation

• Aus IPA: /nəˈmÉ”.nɪk/
• US IPA: /nəˈmɑːnɪk/

Alternative forms

• mnemonick obsolete, rare

Origin

From New Latin mnemonicus, from Ancient Greek μνημονικός (mnēmonikos, "of memory"), from μνήμον ("remembering, mindful"), from μνᾶσθαι (mnasthai, "to remember"), from Proto-Indo-European *men- ("to think"); see mind.

Full definition of mnemonic

Adjective

1. Of or relating to mnemonics: the study of techniques for remembering anything more easily.

Noun

1. Anything (especially something in verbal form) used to help remember something.To remember the colours of the rainbow, use the mnemonic: Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain (Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet)
2. (computing) The textual, human-readable form of an assembly language instruction, not including operands.

Synonyms

• aide-memoire

Related terms

• mnemonics
• mnemonize
• mnemotechny
• mnemotechnic
• mnemotechnical