From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
mnemonic \mnemonic\ n.
1. Something used to assist the memory, as an easily
remembered acronym or verse.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. An abbreviated word that resembles the full word, used so
as to be easily recognized; as, the CIDE uses ... tags as
mnemnonics for an italicised word or field.
[PJC]
Note: In basic organic chemistry class, one may learn the
mnenomic "Oh my, such good apple pie" to help remember
the names of the dicarboxylic acids in increasing order
of length, namely: oxalic, malonic, succinic, glutaric,
adipic, and pimelic acids. (From L. Fieser's Organic
Chemistry text).
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Mnemonic \Mne*mon"ic\ (n[-e]*m[o^]n"[i^]k), Mnemonical
\Mne*mon"ic*al\ (n[-e]*m[o^]n"[i^]*kal), a. [Gr. mnhmoniko`s,
fr. mnh`mwn mindful, remembering, mnh`mh memory, mna^sqai to
think on, remember; akin to E. mind.]
Assisting in memory; helping to remember; as, a mnemonic
device.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mnemonic
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
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