mnemonic
Meanings
adj
- Especially of a series of ideas, letters, words, etc.: intended to help in remembering.
- Of or relating to mnemonics (“the study of techniques for remembering anything more easily”).
- Of or relating to memory.
noun
- Something (especially a series of ideas, letters, words, etc.) used to help in remembering a thing; a memory aid.
- The human-readable, textual form of an assembly language instruction, not including operands.
- Synonym of mnemonics (“the study of techniques for remembering anything more easily”).
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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
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