Meaning & use
Mnemonics
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Techniques, such as rhymes, acronyms, or patterns, used to help remember information.
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She used mnemonics like "Roy G. Biv" to remember the colors of the rainbow.
Medical students rely heavily on mnemonics to memorize long lists of terms.
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The word derives from Mnemosyne, the Greek goddess of memory; the singular form is "mnemonic".
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memory aidsmemory tricks
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