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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MNEMONIC, a. nemon'ic. [infra.] Assisting the memory.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: of or relating to or involved the practice of aiding the memory; "mnemonic device" [syn: mnemonic, mnemotechnic, mnemotechnical] n
1: a device (such as a rhyme or acronym) used to aid recall

Merriam Webster's

I. adjective Etymology: Greek mn?monikos, from mn?m?n mindful, from mimn?skesthai to remember — more at mind Date: 1753 1. assisting or intended to assist memory; also of or relating to mnemonics 2. of or relating to memory • mnemonically adverb II. noun Date: 1858 a mnemonic device or code

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. & n. --adj. of or designed to aid the memory. --n. a mnemonic device. Derivatives: mnemonically adv. mnemonist n. Etymology: med.L mnemonicus f. Gk mnemonikos f. mnemon mindful

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Mnemonic Mne*mon"ic, Mnemonical Mne*mon"ic*al, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? mindful, remembering, ? memory, ? to think on, remember; akin to E. mind.] Assisting in memory.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(mnemonics) A mnemonic is a word, short poem, or sentence that is intended to help you remember things such as scientific rules or spelling rules. For example, 'i before e, except after c' is a mnemonic to help people remember how to spell words like 'believe' and 'receive'. ...mnemonic devices. N-COUNT: oft N n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. 1. Of the memory. 2. For the help of the memory, to assist the memory.