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mnemonic n.

Something used to assist the memory, as an easily remembered acronym or verse.

An abbreviated word that resembles the full word, used so as to be easily recognized; as, the CIDE uses... tags as mnemnonics for an italicised word or field. Note: In basic organic chemistry class, one may learn the mnenomic "Oh my, such good apple pie" to help remember the names of the dicarboxylic acids in increasing order of length, namely: oxalic, malonic, succinic, glutaric, adipic, and pimelic acids. (From L. Fieser's Organic Chemistry text).

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Etymology of 'Mnemonic'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Mnemonic" Quotes from Famous Books

... the invention of cannon in (1) 340 by one who knew that Mars was the name of the god of war in classic mythology. The formula would be: "Invention of cannon: (1) 340 {M}a{r}{s}." But this term would have no mnemonic significance to one who knows the word Mars as meaning only one of the planets. Hence the danger—ever to be avoided—of using classical allusions in teaching the average student. A (3) {m}artial (4) O{r}gan (0) {S}ways, ...

— Assimilative Memory - or, How to Attend and Never Forget • Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)

... with improvised spears and shields. He was extremely fond of ballad poetry, and his earliest compositions all ran in that direction. At Winchester he was noted for his forwardness in history and geography; and there also he gave indications of that mnemonic faculty which in later years showed itself in minute details, extending to the exact state of the weather on particular days, or the exact words or passages he had not seen for twenty years. The period of his home and school education was too short to exercise much influence ...

— The World's Greatest Books, Vol X • Various

... Hebrew absey, still used by Moslems in chronograms. For mnemonic purposes the 28 letters are distributed into eight words of which the first and second are Abjad and Hawwaz. The last six letters in two words (Thakhiz and Zuzigh) are Arabian, unknown to the Jews and not ...

— The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, Volume 5 • Richard F. Burton

... of many individuals. Reynolds tells quaint stories of his adventures with the sketch-book in the pages of which are to be found the hurried notes—often but a few strokes and scratches intended to serve as a mnemonic—upon which his finished drawings and sketches were based. Frequently he would stalk an imposing Sergent de Ville, or Cuirassier with resplendent helmet and flowing horse-hair plume, for miles along the boulevards, making furtive notes, when opportunities presented ...

— Frank Reynolds, R.I. • A.E. Johnson

Words linked to "Mnemonic" : mnemotechnic, mnemotechnical, device, gimmick, twist, mnemonics