mnemonics

English

Alternative forms

mnemonicks (obsolete)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μνημονικά (mnēmoniká, “mnemonics”), plural of μνημονικόν (mnēmonikón, “mnemonics”), neuter of μνημονικός (mnēmonikós, “mnemonic”); see mnemonic.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /nəˈmɒn.ɪks/
(US) IPA^(key): /nəˈmɑn.ɪks/
Rhymes: -ɒnɪks

Noun

mnemonics pl (plural only)

plural of mnemonic
(plural only) The study of techniques for remembering anything more easily.

Translations

study of techniques for improving memory

Arabic: please add this translation if you can
Chinese:
Mandarin: 記憶術 (zh), 记忆术 (zh) (jìyìshù), 助憶, 助忆 (zhùyì)
Czech: mnemotechnika (cs) f
Dutch: mnemoniek
Esperanto: mnemoniko, memorarto
Finnish: muistitekniikka, mnemoniikka, muistitaito
French: mnémotechnique (fr)

German: Mnemotechnik (de)
Ido: mnemoniko (io)
Italian: mnemonica (it) f, mnemotecnica (it) f
Japanese: 記憶術 (きおくじゅつ, kiokujutsu)
Portuguese: mnemónica (pt) f (Portugal), mnemônica (pt) f (Brazil), mnemotécnica f
Russian: мнемо́ника (ru) f (mnemónika), мнемоте́хника (ru) f (mnemotéxnika)
Spanish: mnemotécnica (es) f
Swedish: mnemoteknik (sv) c

References

mnemonics in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
mnemonics in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

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