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mne·mon·ic
(nĭ-mŏn′ĭk)adj.
Relating to, assisting, or intended to assist the memory.
n.
A device, such as a formula or rhyme, used as an aid in remembering.
mne·mon′i·cal·ly adv.
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mnemonic
(nɪˈmɒnɪk) ormnemonical
adj
1. aiding or meant to aid one's memory
2. (Education) of or relating to memory or mnemonics
n
something, such as a verse, to assist memory
[C18: from Greek mnēmonikos, from mnēmōn mindful, from mnasthai to remember]
mneˈmonically adv
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mne•mon•ic
(nɪˈmɒn ɪk)adj.
1. assisting or intended to assist the memory.
2. pertaining to mnemonics or to memory.
n. 3. something intended to assist the memory, as a verse or formula.
4. a symbol, acronym, or other short form used as a computer code or function, as in programming.
[1745–55; < Greek mnēmonikós of memory =mnēmon- mindful + -ikos -ic]
mne•mon′i•cal•ly, adv.
pron: mnemonic is frequently pronounced (in the computer field as nuˈmɒn ɪk, nyu-) as if the first syllable were new.
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mnemonickýmnemotechnický
muistisääntö
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