mnemonics
English
editAlternative forms
edit- mnemonicks (obsolete)
Etymology
editFrom Ancient Greek μνημονικά (mnēmoniká, “mnemonics”), plural of μνημονικόν (mnēmonikón, “mnemonics”), neuter of μνημονικός (mnēmonikós, “mnemonic”); see mnemonic.
Pronunciation
edit- (UK) IPA(key): /nəˈmɒn.ɪks/
- (US) IPA(key): /nəˈmɑn.ɪks/
Audio (US): (file) Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -ɒnɪks
Noun
editmnemonics pl (plural only)
- (plural only) The study of techniques for remembering anything more easily.
Translations
editstudy of techniques for improving memory
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Noun
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References
edit- “mnemonics”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “mnemonics”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.