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Definition: Mnemonics |
MnemonicsNoun1. A method or system for improving the memory. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "mnemonics" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1550. (references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Memory | Art of memory, artificial memory; memoria technica; mnemonics, mnemotechnics; phrenotypics; Mnemosyne. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Mnemonics |
| English words defined with "mnemonics": mnemonist, Mnemotechny. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "mnemonics": edit commands ♦ fas, frogging ♦ instruction mnemonic. (references) |
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| "Mnemonics" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 77.42% of the time. "Mnemonics" is used about 31 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (plural) | 77.42% | 24 | 71,196 |
| Noun (singular) | 19.35% | 6 | 143,867 |
| Noun (proper) | 3.23% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 31 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Language | Translations for "mnemonics"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | mjet që ndihmon kujtesën. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | فن الإستذكار. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | мнемоника. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 歌诀 (mnemonic). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | mnemoteknik. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | mnemoniek,mnemotechniek. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | mnémotechnique (mnemonic), mnémotechnie, mnémonie. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | mnemotechnik, mnemonik. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | βελτίωση τησ μνήμησ, μνημονική. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | זכרו יות. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | mnemonika, emlékezeti munka megkönnyítése. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | mnemotecnica, mnemonica (mnemonic). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | cooinoaylleeaght. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | emonicsmnay mnemônico. (various references) мнемоника. (various references) mnemotehnika. (various references) mnemotécnica, nemotécnica. (various references) mnemoteknik. (various references) hafıza geliştirme sistemi. (various references) мнемоніка. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Misspellings | |
"Mnemonics" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: memnomic, memonic, menmonic, mnemomic, mnemoni, mnemonis, mnenomic, mnenonic, mneumonic, mneumonics, mnuemonic, mnumonic, nemonic, nemonics, nmemonic. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "mnemonics" (pronounced numÄ"niks or nēmÄ"niks) |
| 6 | -m Ä" n i k s | harmonics. |
| 5 | -Ä" n i k s | avionics, conics, electronics, histrionics, ionics, microelectronics, Nucleonics, onyx, phonics, sonics, tectonics, tonics. |
| 4 | -n i k s | beatniks, calisthenics, clinics, cynics, ethnics, eugenics, kibbutzniks, mechanics, panics, Phenix, Phoenix, pyrotechnics, refuseniks, sputniks, Technics. |
| 3 | -i k s | academics, acoustics, acrobatics, acrylics, aerobatics, aerobics, aerodynamics, aeronautics, aesthetics, affix, alcoholics, analgesics, analytics, anesthetics, anorexics, antibiotics, antics, apparatchiks, appendix, asthmatics, astronautics, astrophysics, athletics, atmospherics, attics, automatics, ballistics, basics, batiks, bioethics, biologics, biophysics, bishoprics, Calix, calyx, catholics, ceramics, cervix, characteristics, charismatics, civics, classics, clerics, comics, cosmetics, Criminalistics, critics, demographics, diabetics, diagnostics, diuretics, domestics, dynamics, eccentrics, econometrics, economics, electrics, electrodynamics, epics, epidemics, ergonomics, ethics, exotics, fabrics, fanatics, forensics, generics, genetics, geometrics, geopolitics, geriatrics, gimmicks, graphics, gymnastics, helix, hemodynamics, heroics, hieroglyphics, hydraulics, hypnotics, hysterics, informatics, italics, kinetics, limericks, linguistics, logistics, lyrics, macroeconomics, Magnetics, mathematics, matrix, mavericks, medics, metaphysics, metrics, microeconomics, micrographics, mimics, mosaics, mystics, narcotics, numismatics, obstetrics, onomastics, optics, orthodontics, oryx, paramedics, Pediatrics, phonetics, photovoltaics, physics, plastics, polemics, prefix, prosthetics, psychics, publics, relics, reprographics, republics, robotics, romantics, semantics, semiotics, skeptics, specifics, statistics, stoics, suffix, synthetics, systematics, tactics, theatrics, therapeutics, thermoplastics, topics, toxics, tropics, workaholics. |
| 6 | -m Ä" n i k s | harmonics. |
| 5 | -Ä" n i k s | avionics, conics, electronics, histrionics, ionics, microelectronics, Nucleonics, onyx, phonics, sonics, tectonics, tonics. |
| 4 | -n i k s | beatniks, calisthenics, clinics, cynics, ethnics, eugenics, kibbutzniks, mechanics, panics, Phenix, Phoenix, pyrotechnics, refuseniks, sputniks, Technics. |
| 3 | -i k s | academics, acoustics, acrobatics, acrylics, aerobatics, aerobics, aerodynamics, aeronautics, aesthetics, affix, alcoholics, analgesics, analytics, anesthetics, anorexics, antibiotics, antics, apparatchiks, appendix, asthmatics, astronautics, astrophysics, athletics, atmospherics, attics, automatics, ballistics, basics, batiks, bioethics, biologics, biophysics, bishoprics, Calix, calyx, catholics, ceramics, cervix, characteristics, charismatics, civics, classics, clerics, comics, cosmetics, Criminalistics, critics, demographics, diabetics, diagnostics, diuretics, domestics, dynamics, eccentrics, econometrics, economics, electrics, electrodynamics, epics, epidemics, ergonomics, ethics, exotics, fabrics, fanatics, forensics, generics, genetics, geometrics, geopolitics, geriatrics, gimmicks, graphics, gymnastics, helix, hemodynamics, heroics, hieroglyphics, hydraulics, hypnotics, hysterics, informatics, italics, kinetics, limericks, linguistics, logistics, lyrics, macroeconomics, Magnetics, mathematics, matrix, mavericks, medics, metaphysics, metrics, microeconomics, micrographics, mimics, mosaics, mystics, narcotics, numismatics, obstetrics, onomastics, optics, orthodontics, oryx, paramedics, Pediatrics, phonetics, photovoltaics, physics, plastics, polemics, prefix, prosthetics, psychics, publics, relics, reprographics, republics, robotics, romantics, semantics, semiotics, skeptics, specifics, statistics, stoics, suffix, synthetics, systematics, tactics, theatrics, therapeutics, thermoplastics, topics, toxics, tropics, workaholics. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-e-i-m-m-n-n-o-s" | |
-1 letter: mnemonic. | |
-2 letters: commies, conines, incomes, mesonic. | |
-3 letters: commie, conies, conine, conins, cosine, eonism, icones, income, mimeos, minces, monies, monism, nomism, nonces, oscine, socmen. | |
-4 letters: cines, cions, coins, comes, cones, conin, conns, cosie, eosin, icons, memos, mesic, meson, miens, mimeo, mimes, mince, mines, momes, monie, neons, nines, noise, nomen, nomes, nonce, nones, omens, onces, osmic. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-e-i-m-m-n-n-o-s" | |
+3 letters: nonsymmetric. | |
+4 letters: commendations, discommending. | |
+5 letters: accompaniments, commensuration, commonsensible, commonsensical, immunogenetics, incommensurate, noncommercials, noncommitments, noncommunities, nonsymmetrical. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4D 6E 65 6D 6F 6E 69 63 73 |
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-- -. . -- --- -. .. -.-. ... |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001101 01101110 01100101 01101101 01101111 01101110 01101001 01100011 01110011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)M n e m o n i c s |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004D 006E 0065 006D 006F 006E 0069 0063 0073 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)478071798180756985 |
| Language | Coverage | Language Translations |
Albanian | fjalor, qartësi, përcaktim, saktësi, transmetim, transferim | shqip, الألبانية, الألباني, албанец, албански език, албански, 阿"巴尼亚语, 阿爾巴尼亞人 , Albanees, Albanais, albaner, αλβανικόσ, Αλβανός, αλβανόσ, albán, albanese, Albaneagh, albanês, албанский, albanski, albanac, albanés, alban, Arnavut, албанський, албанка, албанець |
Arabic | معجم, قاموس, الوضوحية في الشيء, حد, تحديد, تعريف, التحديد, الإيضاحية, ترجمة من لغة أجنبية للغة الأم, ترجمة, إفتتان | arabishte, العربية, عربي, اللغة العربية, арабски език, арабски, 阿拉伯 , arabe, arabisch, αραβικόσ, ערבית, ערבי, arab, arabo, Arabish, арабский, arapski, árabe, arabisk, arapça, arap, araplara özgü, арабська мова, арабський |
Bulgarian | речник, яснота, сила, очертания, дефиниция, транслация, превеждане, предаване, поддаване, тълкуване, огъване, превод | bulgr, البلغارية, بلغاري, български, български език, българин, 保 利亚, bulgarer, bulgare, 'ούλγαρος, bolgár, bulgaro, Bulgeyragh, Bulgeyrish, болгарский, болгарин, bugarski jezik, bugarski, bugarka, bugarin, búlgaro, bulgar, bulgaristan ile ilgili, болгарський |
Chinese | 字典 , 定義 , 定义, 翻译 | kinez, الصينية, لغة الصين, صيني, الصيني أحد أبناء الصين, китайски, 汉语, 中 , 漢 , 中國 , kineser, Chinois, Chinesisch, Κινέζος, κινέζικα, κινέζικοσ, κινέζοσ, σινικόσ, kínai, cinese, Sheenish, Sheenagh, chinês, китайский, китаец, kineski jezik, kineski, chino, kinesisk, çinli, çince, çin ile ilgili, çin, китаянка, китайська мова, китайський, кита"ць |
Danish | ordbog, deskriptordefinition, oversættelse | danisht, danishte, لغة الدانمركية, نوع كعك, دانماركي, датски език, датски, 丹麦语, danois, dänisch, δανικόσ, δανόσ, עו'ת שמרים, " י, dán, danese, Danvargish, Danvargagh, dinamarquês, датский, danski, danski jezik, danés, dansk, danimarkalı, danimarka dili, датський, датська мова |
Dutch | woordenboek, definitie, translatie | holandez, هولندي, اللغة الهولندية, холандски, немски език, холандски език, холандците, немски, 菏蘭語 , 荷兰语, hollandsk, néerlandais, holländisch, ολλανδικόσ, ολλανδόσ, "ול "י, holland, olandese, Ollanish, Germaanish, holandês, голландский, holanđanin, u škripcu, holandski, holandés, holländsk, alman, eş, flemenkçe, holandaca, hollanda, karı, hollandalı, hollandalılara özgü olan, Hollandali, hollanda'ya ait, голландська мова, голландський |
French | dictionnaire, définition, traduction | frëngjishte, frëng, franceze, اللغة الفرنسية, فرنسي, الشعب الفرنسي, френски език, френски, 法國 , 法文 , 法語 , 法语, français, französisch, γαλλικόσ, γαλλική γλώσσα, γαλλίδα, γάλλοσ, צרפתית, צרפתי, francia, francese, Ny Frangee, Mooinjey ny Frank, francês, французский, francuski jezik, francuski, francuzi, francés, fransk, franska, fransızca, fransız, Fransiz, fransızca ile ilgili, fransa ile ilgili, французька мова, французький |
German | wörterbuch, Übersetzung | gjerman, ضرب من الرقص, جرماني, الماني, اللغة الألمانية, المانية, германски, немски език, немски, немец, роден, готически, германец, 德语, 德國 , 德文 , 德語 , tysker, Duitse, allemand, deutsch, Deutsche, "ερμανός, 'רמ ית, 'רמ י, német, tedesco, Germaanish, Germaanagh, Garmane, Carmane, alemão, немецкий, germanski, alemán, tysk, alman, німкеня, німецький, німець |
Greek | λεξικό, ορισμός, μετάφραση | يوناني, اللغة اليونانية, الإغريقي, гръцки език, гръцки, грък, 希腊语, 希臘語 , græker, grec, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, יו ית, יו י, görög, greco, Greagish, Greagagh, grego, греческий, грек, grčki, grk, grčki jezik, griego, grek, yunanistan'a ait, yunanca, yunan, Yunanli, yunanlı, Rumca, rum, грецький, гречанка, грецька мова |
Hebrew | אוצר מילים, "'"ר", "'בל", תור'מ ות, תר'ום, "עתק", "עתק | hebraishte, اليهودية, اللغة العبرية, يهودي, عبري, العبرية, иврит, староеврейски език, древен жител на юдея, юдейски, израилтянин, евреин, староеврейски, юдей, 西伯来, 希伯來語 , joods, Hebreeuws, hébreu, hebräisch, Hebräer, εβραϊκόσ, εβραϊκά, εβραίοσ, עברי, עברית, zsidó, héber, izraelita, ebreo, ebraico, Ewagh, Ewnish, Ew, hebreu, hebraico, еврей, древнееврейский язык, древнееврейский, еврейский, hibru, hebreo, jude, hebreiska, hebreisk, musevi, ibranice, ibrani, іудей, іврит, старо"врейська мова, старо"врейський, "врейський, "врей |
Hungarian | szótár, meghatározás, definíció, fordítás | مجري, المجري, الهنغاري, هنغاري, اللغة الهنغارية, унгарски език, унгарски, унгарец, 匈牙利语, 匈牙利語 , ungarer, Hongaarse, hongrois, Ungar, Ούγγρος, "ו 'רי, magyar, ungherese, Ungaarish, Ungaaragh, венгр, венгерский, mađarski jezik, mađarski, mađar, húngaro, ungrare, macarca, macar, угорська мова, угорський, угорка, угорець |
Italian | dizionario, definizione, traduzione | الإيطالي, اللغة الإيطالية, إيطالي, شخص إيطالي, италиански език, италиански, италианец, 意大利 , 意大利語 , 意大利语, italiener, italien, italienisch, Ιταλός, איטלקית, איטלקי, olasz, italiano, Iddaalish, итальянский язык, итальянец, итальянский, italijan, italijanski jezik, italijanski, italiensk, italienska, italienare, italyanca, italyan, італі"ць, італійська мова, італійський, італійка |
Manx | fockleyr, geyrid, meenaghey, keeayllaght, baght | gjuha e popullsisë së ishullit men, manx, mann-szigeti nyelv, Manninish, Manninagh, Gaelgagh, Yn Ghaelg, язык жителей о-ва мэн, с о-ва мэн, s ostrva mana, los habitantes de la isla de man, lengua de la isla de man, de la isla de man, från ön man, man adası, man dili, менський, менський діалект |
Portuguese | dicionário, definição, tradução | portugez, portugalisht, اللغة البرتغالية, البرتغالية, البرتغالي, португалски, португалски език, португалец, 葡萄牙語 , 葡萄牙人 , 葡萄牙语, portugiser, portugais, portugiesisch, πορτογάλοσ, ορτογάλος, portugál, portoghese, Portiugish, Portiugagh, português, португальский, portugalski jezik, portugalac, portugalski, portugués, portugis, portekizce, portekiz, Portekízlí, portekizli, португальський, португальська мова, португалець |
Russian | словарь, определение, трансляция, сдвиг, перевод, перемещение | روسي, اللغة الروسية, الروسية, руски език, руски, руснак, 俄語 , 俄文 , 俄语, russer, Russe, russisch, Ρώσος, רוסי, orosz, russo, Rooshish, Rooshagh, русский, ruski jezik, ruski, ruso, ryss, Rusça, росіянка, росіянин, російська мова, російський |
Serbo-Croatian | leksikon, rečnik, definicija, tumačenje | 塞"维亚-克罗地亚语, 塞爾維亞克羅地亞語 , serbokroatisch, servo-croata, srpsko-hrvatski jezik, srpsko-hrvatski, serbokroatiska, serbokroatisk |
Spanish | diccionario, definición, traducción | spanjoll, اللغة الأسبانية, الأسبانية, أسباني, испански език, испански, 西班牙語 , 西班牙文 , 西班牙语, Spaans, espagnol, spanisch, ισπανικά, ισπανικόσ, ισπανοί, ספר"ית, ספר"י, spanyol, spagnolo, Spaainish, Spaainagh, espanhol, испанский, španski, španski jezik, español, spanska språk, spansk, ispanyollar, ispanyol, ispanyolca, іспанський, іспанська мова |
Swedish | ordbok, lexikon, definition, översättning | suedez, اللغة السويدية, шведски, шведски език, швед, 瑞典語 , 瑞典语, Zweeds, suédois, schwedisch, σουηδικόσ, σουηδικά, svéd, svedese, Soolynish, Soolynagh, шведский, švedski jezik, švedski, sueco, svensk, isveççe, isveç dili, isveç, Ísveçlí, шведська мова, шведський |
Turkish | sözlük, ansiklopedik sözlük, açıklama, belirleme, belirtme, kesinleştirme, tanım, tarif, seçiklik, tanımlama, tercüme | turk, تركي أحد أبناء تركيا, اللغة التركية, турски език, турски, 土耳其語 , 土耳其, turque, türkisch, τούρκικοσ, טורקי, török, Yn Turkish, Turkagh, турецкий, turski jezik, turski, turco, turkisk, türkçe, türk, турецький, турецька мова |
Ukranian | словник, довідник, чіткість, тлумачення, виразність, визначення, дефініція, ясність, чітка чутність, процес перекладу, переклад, пояснення, переміщення | 乌克兰 |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | anglezët, anglez, gjuhë zngleze, anglishte, anglisht, الإنجليزية, الأنكليزي, إنكليزي, ترجمة إنكليزية, اللغة الإنكليزية, английски език, английски, англичаните, 英语, 英國 , 英文 , 英 , 英語 , anglais, englisch, εγγλέζοσ, αγγλικόσ, א 'לית, angol, inglese, Sostynagh, Sostnagh, Baarlagh, inglês, английский, engleski, englez, engleski jezik, inglés, engelsk, ingiltere, ingiliz, Íngílízce, ingilizce, Íngílíz, ýngilizce, англійський, англійці, англійська мова |
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