Mnemonic

A mnemonic (pronounced {{IPA|}} in American English, {{IPA|}} in British English) is a memory aid. Mnemonics are often verbal, are sometimes in verse form, and are often used to remember lists. Mnemonics rely not only on repetition to remember facts, but also on associations between easy-to-remember constructs and lists of data, based on the principle that the human mind much more easily remembers data attached to spatial, personal or otherwise meaningful information than that occurring in meaningless sequences.

Related Topics:
Pronounced - American English - British English - Memory - Verse

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

The word mnemonic shares etymology with Mnemosyne, the name of the titan who personified Memory in Greek mythology. The first known reference to mnemonics is the method of loci described in Cicero's De Oratore.

Related Topics:
Mnemosyne - Titan - Greek mythology - Method of loci - Cicero - De Oratore

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~