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mnemonic

mnemonic

3 8.1
A word, phrase, or rhyme that helps you remember something
  • noun
  • /nəˈmɒnɪk/
translation icon : truco mnemotécnico
  • To help my students remember the colors of the rainbow, I used the mnemonic, 'ROYGBIV.'
  • a visual mnemonic
  • a verbal mnemonic
  • an imagery mnemonic

And I have a mnemonic called Bright Minds.

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Examples

  • The acronym GRIP is used as a mnemonic to remember the parts of the report: Goal, Results, Impact statements, and Program implications.

    Academic text (2006)
  • The phrase 'DRABC' will be familiar to many people in this respect as a mnemonic for what needs to be done in an emergency: D - danger, R - response, A - airway, B - breathing, C - circulation.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Finally, the teacher would review the meaning of the mnemonic with students.

    Academic text (2013)
  • A mnemonic helps students recall the basic parts of a story.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Note that the name of each transform exit is a mnemonic that represents the transformation or function.

    Academic text (1997)
  • In addition, rhymes often act as a mnemonic.

    Academic text (2012)
  • That's just the mnemonic I use to remember the name of the SP100 gene.

    Blog text (20)
  • The FAST mnemonic is now the subject of government awareness campaigns to encourage prompt hospital admission after a stroke (Table 2).

    Academic text (2011)
  • Olfactory, optic, oculomotor, trochlear, trig... look it's a mnemonic for the cranial nerves.

  • To recall the order of operations in mathematics, we often teach the mnemonic, 'Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally.'

Synonyms

rememberer
vsmnemonic
7.9

A thing that helps you not forget something

is a word, phrase, rhyme, or other device rather than a physical object

How Helpful

mnemonic
3 8.1
acronym
45 3.8
rhyme
42 1.8
hint
229 1.5

Surface Forms

mnemonic singular
mnemonics plural

Etymology

Mnemonic comes from the old Greek word mnēmē, which means 'memory'. So a mnemonic is a small word, rhyme, or trick to help you 'remember' something.