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noun

mnemonic n.

Something used to assist the memory, as an easily remembered acronym or verse.

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. 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).

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Mnemonic" Quotes from Famous Books

... system each year is under the influence of one or other of the 'Five Elements'—Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water; and according to the day and year of one's birth, one's temperament is celestially decided. A Japanese mnemonic verse tells us the number of souls or natures corresponding to each of the Five Elemental Influences —namely, nine souls for Wood, three for Fire, one for Earth, seven for Metal, ...

— Glimpses of an Unfamiliar Japan • Lafcadio Hearn

... /interj./ 1. [from the ASCII mnemonic for 0000110] Acknowledge. Used to register one's presence (compare mainstream *Yo!*). An appropriate response to {ping} or {ENQ}. 2. [from the comic strip "Bloom County"] An exclamation of surprised disgust, esp. in "Ack ...

— The Jargon File, Version 4.0.0

... postponement of my journey should be unknown to my friends and acquaintances, and I was, therefore, very glad to see in a newspaper, published on the afternoon of the day of my intended departure, my name among the list of passengers who had sailed upon the Mnemonic. For the first time I commended the super-enterprise of a reporter who gave more attention to the timeliness of his news than ...

— The Magic Egg and Other Stories • Frank Stockton

Words linked to "Mnemonic" : device, mnemotechnic, gimmick, twist, mnemonics