mnemonics

English

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Alternative forms

• mnemonicks (obsolete)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μνημονικά (“mnemonics”), plural of μνημονικόν (“mnemonics”), neuter of μνημονικός (“mnemonic”); see mnemonic.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /nəˈmɒn.ɪks/, X-SAMPA: /n@'mQn.Iks/
• (US) IPA: /nəˈmɑn.ɪks/ X-SAMPA: /n@'mA.nIks/

Noun

mnemonics

1. Plural form of mnemonic
2. (plural only) The study of techniques for remembering anything more easily.

Translations

study of techniques for improving memory

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 記憶術 (cmn), 记忆术 (cmn) (jìyìshù), 助憶 (cmn), 助忆 (cmn) (zhùyì)

• Czech: mnemotechnika (cs) f
• Dutch: mnemoniek (nl)
• Finnish: muistitekniikka, mnemoniikka, muistitaito
• French: mnémotechnique (fr)

• German: Mnemotechnik (de)
• Italian: mnemonica (it) f
• Japanese: 記憶術 (ja) (きおくじゅつ, kiokujutsu)
• Russian: мнемоника (ru) (mnemónika) f, мнемотехника (ru) (mnemotéxnika) f
• Spanish: mnemotécnica (es) f
• Swedish: mnemoteknik (sv) c

References

• mnemonics in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• mnemonics in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911