mnemonics
/nɪˈmɒnɪks/nih-MAH-niks
/nɪˈmɑnɪks/nih-MAH-niks
Meaningof memory
Common meaning: tricks to help you remember
- mnemonmemory; to remindLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 516 · scan
- icsthe study or practice of
Journey through time
- Greekμνημονικός‘of memory’source
- Englishmnemonics‘tricks to help you remember’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Greek μνήμη; μιμνήσκω ‘memory’.
Roots
- μνήμη; μιμνήσκω Greek “memory; to remind”
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