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单词 mnemonics
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mnemonicsn.

Brit. /nᵻˈmɒnɪks/, U.S. /nəˈmɑnɪks/
Forms: 1700s–1800s mnemonicks, 1700s– mnemonics.
Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item; modelled on a Greek lexical item. Etymon: mnemonic n.
Etymology: Alteration of mnemonic n. (see -ic suffix 2), after ancient Greek μνημονικά, use as noun of neuter plural of μνημονικός mnemonic adj. Compare Italian le mnemoniche (20th cent. or earlier).Fur fuller information on pronunciation, see the note s.v. mnemonic n. and adj.
The study and development of systems for assisting and improving the memory; a system or technique to improve the memory.
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the mind > mental capacity > memory > retention in the mind > improvement of memory, mnemonics > [noun]
artificial memoryc1545
art of memoryc1545
art memorative1576
mnemonic1662
mnemonics1721
memoria technica1730
mnemotechnics1845
mnemotechny1845
anamnestica1856
Pelmanism1916
1721 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. Mnemonicks, Precepts or Rules and common Places to help the Memory.
1737 S. Lowe (title) Mnemonics delineated in a small compass.
1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Mnemonicks, the act [sic] of memory.
1823 Reg. Arts & Sci. 1 46 (heading) Mnemonicks... The art of assisting the memory was much thought of by the ancients.
1842 W. T. Brande Dict. Sci., Lit. & Art 756/2 Mnemonics,..the art of refreshing the memory of particular things by artificial aids.
1881 Jrnl. Anthropol. Inst. 10 93 Topical aids to memory are of the greatest service.., and teachers of mnemonics make large use of them, as by advising a speaker to mentally associate the corners &c., of a room with the chief divisions of the speech he is about to deliver.
1900 Dict. National Biogr. LXII. 19/1 To students of mnemomics Willis is well known as the author of ‘Mnemonica; sive Ars Reminiscendi’.
1950 Amer. Sociol. Rev. Oct. (front matter) Coming November 15th Vol. 2 (J—Z)..articles on jazz, masks..mnemonics.
1991 Police Chief Feb. 28/2 Cognitive interviewing techniques are based on the principles of ‘mnemonics’, a technique for improving the memory.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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