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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
mnemonic /nɪˈmɒnɪk/
▶noun a pattern of letters or ideas, which aids the memory. ▶adjective aiding or designed to aid the memory.
■ relating to the power of memory.
– derivatives
mnemonically adverb,
mnemonist /ˈniːmənɪst/ noun.
mnemonically adverb,
mnemonist /ˈniːmənɪst/ noun.
– origin C18 (as adj.): via med. L. from Gk mnēmonikos, from mnēmōn ‘mindful’.
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