Meaning & use
mnemonic
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Assisting or intended to assist the memory, especially through a pattern, rhyme, or acronym.
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She used a mnemonic device to remember the order of the planets.
The mnemonic 'Roy G. Biv' helps students recall the colors of the rainbow.
A note on using this word
Can also be used as a noun ('a mnemonic'); the initial 'm' is silent, so it's pronounced 'nih-MON-ik'.
Another way to use it
2. noun
A device, such as a phrase or pattern, used to help remember something.
He came up with a mnemonic to remember his new phone number.
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