mnemonics

noun (mnemonics; a mnemonic)

«mnemonics» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

Mnemonics are tricks that help you remember things, like a rhyme, a sentence or a pattern. tree →
Mnemonics is also the study and use of such memory tricks. tree →

In the lessons

Very useful in school: «Never Eat Shredded Wheat» for North, East, South, West; «Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain» for the colours of the rainbow; «i before e except after c».

Examples

Mnemonics help me remember spelling. tree →
«My Very Easy Method Just Speeds Up Naming» is a mnemonic for the planets. tree →
Our teacher taught us mnemonics for the rainbow. tree →
«BIG ELEPHANTS CAN'T ALWAYS UNDERSTAND SMALL ELEPHANTS» is a mnemonic for «because». tree →
Make up your own mnemonics for times tables. tree →
Mnemonics make hard lists easier. tree →

Note

The first m is silent: say «ni-MON-iks». One trick is «a mnemonic»; several are «mnemonics». Spelling trap: it starts m-n.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «mnemonics» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«mnemonics» in the school dictionary on Mova free.

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