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mnemonic (adjective) (not comparable)
A reference to something that helps or assists people to remember something else more easily for example, by using a song, a sign, or words: Frank's wife held up a mnemonic card for her husband to see with the words: "Do you remember that tomorrow is my birthday?"
Relating to a device that helps someone remember.
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A reference to anything that is intended to assist one's memory.
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Descriptive of a way to remember something.
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mnemonic (s) (noun), mnemonics (pl)
A prompt of any kind that is intended to help a person remember something: James used a clothespin on his suitcase as a mnemonic so that he would be sure to take the bottle of water with him when traveling by train the next day.
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Word Entries containing the term: “mnemonic”
mnemonic device (s) (noun), mnemonic devices (pl)
A short rhyme, phrase, or other mental technique for making information easier to memorize: The mnemonic device that Bernhard's children used for learning the alphabet was to sing the song of the ABCs!
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mnemonic technique (s) (noun), mnemonic techniques
A reference to refreshing, improving, assisting, or developing the memory, especially by artificial aids: The mnemonic technique system of precepts and rules is intended to aid or to upgrade and polish the memory.

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