mnemonic
/nɪˈmɒnɪk/nih-MO-nik
/nɪˈmɑnɪk/nih-MAH-nik
Meaningreminding
Common meaning: a memory aid
- mnemmemory; to remindLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 516 · scan
- onicadjective ending from Greek nouns in -onia
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Greek μνήμη; μιμνήσκω ‘memory; to remind’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), entry μνήμη, p. 516 · dictionary scan
Roots
- μνήμη; μιμνήσκω Greek “memory; to remind”
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