mnemonic

English

/nəˈmɒnɪk/, /nəˈmɑːnɪk/

adj
Definitions
  • Of or relating to mnemonics: the study of techniques for remembering anything more easily.
  • Of or relating to memory.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mnēmonicus derived from Ancient Greek μνημονικός (of memory) derived from Proto-Indo-European *men- (think, stand out, stay, tower, mountain, stand still, mind, have in mind, project, remember, change, remain, rmemeber, small).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*men-

Gloss

think, stand out, stay, tower, mountain, stand still, mind, have in mind, project, remember, change, remain, rmemeber, small

Concept
Semantic Field

Cognition

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

楼, 塔

Emoji
💭 🤔

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