Mnemonic
WordNet
adjective
(1) Of or relating to or involved the practice of aiding the memory
"Mnemonic device"
noun
(2) A device (such as a rhyme or acronym) used to aid recall
WiktionaryText
Etymology
< < < < < Proto-Indo-European root ; see mind.
Adjective
- Of or related to mnemonics: the study of techniques for remembering anything more easily.
Noun
- Anything (especially something in verbal form) used to help remember something.
- Example: To remember the colours of the rainbow, use the nmenonic: Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain (Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet)
Related terms
- mnemonics
- mnemonize
- mnemotechny
- mnemotechnic
- mnemotechnical