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MNEMONICS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mnemonics mean? 

MNEMONICS (noun)
  The noun MNEMONICS has 1 sense:

1. a method or system for improving the memoryplay

  Familiarity information: MNEMONICS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MNEMONICS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A method or system for improving the memory

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("mnemonics" is a kind of...):

method (a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps))

Derivation:

mnemonist (an expert in the use of mnemonics; someone able to perform unusual feats of memory)


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