mnemonicaladj.

Brit.

/nᵻˈmɒnɪkl/, U.S.

/nəˈmɑnɪk(ə)l/

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek μνημονικός , -al suffix¹.

Etymology: < ancient Greek μνημονικός mnemonic adj. + -al suffix¹; compare -ical suffix. Compare earlier mnemoneutic adj. N.E.D. (1907) gives the pronunciation as (nimǫ·nikăl) /niːˈmɒnɪkəl/. See also the fuller discussion of pronunciation s.v. mnemonic n. and adj.

Now rare.

= mnemonic adj. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > memory > retention in the mind > improvement of memory, mnemonics > [adjective]

mnemoneutic1652

mnemonical1661

mnemonic1672

memorial1735

anamnestic1753

mnemotechnic1839

Pelman1900

1661 S. Hartlib Let. 1 Oct. in J. Worthington Diary & Corr. (1855) II. i. 45 It is the best mnemonical expedient to the acquest of languages.

1701 R. Fleming Disc. Several Subjects I. p. clii To remember the three Heads themselves, with relation to the Morning, the Day, and the Evening, as they are comprehended in these three mnemonical words, Propose, Reflect, and Examine.

1839 H. Hallam Introd. Lit. Europe II. iii. 153 In these mnemonical treatises he [sc. Giordano Bruno] introduced much of his own theoretical philosophy.

1845 R. W. Emerson Jrnls. & Manuscript Notebks. IX. 243 To the vigilant, the history of the universe is only symptomatic; & life mnemonical.

1897 Dict. National Biogr. LII. 65/1 The verses..were composed for the purpose of giving mnemonical aid to students of divinity.

1993 Independent (Nexis) 16 Oct. 35 The one sure-fire way of repairing these synaptical lapses is to construct some mnemonical overlay.

Derivatives

† mnemonicalist n. Obsolete rare = mnemonist n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > memory > retention in the mind > improvement of memory, mnemonics > [noun] > expert

memory-man1815

mnemonist1827

mnemonician1830

mnemonicalist1887

mnemotechnist1891

Pelmanist1916

Pelmanite1920

1887 J. Gillow Literary & Biogr. Hist. Eng. Catholics III. 310 Hill, William, mnemonicalist.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mnemonical
释义	mnemonicaladj. Brit. /nᵻˈmɒnɪkl/, U.S. /nəˈmɑnɪk(ə)l/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek μνημονικός , -al suffix¹. Etymology: < ancient Greek μνημονικός mnemonic adj. + -al suffix¹; compare -ical suffix. Compare earlier mnemoneutic adj. N.E.D. (1907) gives the pronunciation as (nimǫ·nikăl) /niːˈmɒnɪkəl/. See also the fuller discussion of pronunciation s.v. mnemonic n. and adj. Now rare. = mnemonic adj. 1. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > memory > retention in the mind > improvement of memory, mnemonics > [adjective] mnemoneutic1652 mnemonical1661 mnemonic1672 memorial1735 anamnestic1753 mnemotechnic1839 Pelman1900 1661 S. Hartlib Let. 1 Oct. in J. Worthington Diary & Corr. (1855) II. i. 45 It is the best mnemonical expedient to the acquest of languages. 1701 R. Fleming Disc. Several Subjects I. p. clii To remember the three Heads themselves, with relation to the Morning, the Day, and the Evening, as they are comprehended in these three mnemonical words, Propose, Reflect, and Examine. 1839 H. Hallam Introd. Lit. Europe II. iii. 153 In these mnemonical treatises he [sc. Giordano Bruno] introduced much of his own theoretical philosophy. 1845 R. W. Emerson Jrnls. & Manuscript Notebks. IX. 243 To the vigilant, the history of the universe is only symptomatic; & life mnemonical. 1897 Dict. National Biogr. LII. 65/1 The verses..were composed for the purpose of giving mnemonical aid to students of divinity. 1993 Independent (Nexis) 16 Oct. 35 The one sure-fire way of repairing these synaptical lapses is to construct some mnemonical overlay. Derivatives † mnemonicalist n. Obsolete rare = mnemonist n. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > memory > retention in the mind > improvement of memory, mnemonics > [noun] > expert memory-man1815 mnemonist1827 mnemonician1830 mnemonicalist1887 mnemotechnist1891 Pelmanist1916 Pelmanite1920 1887 J. Gillow Literary & Biogr. Hist. Eng. Catholics III. 310 Hill, William, mnemonicalist. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1661
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