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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 memory
Familiarity information: MNEMONICS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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