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Mnemonic vs Mnemic - What's the difference?

mnemonic | mnemic |

As adjectives the difference between mnemonic and mnemic

is that mnemonic is of or relating to mnemonics: the study of techniques for remembering anything more easily while mnemic is mnemenic.

As a noun mnemonic

is anything (especially something in verbal form) used to help remember something.

mnemonic

English

Alternative forms

* mnemonick (qualifier)

Adjective

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  • Of or relating to mnemonics: the study of techniques for remembering anything more easily.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • Anything (especially something in verbal form) used to help remember something.
    • To remember the colours of the rainbow, use the mnemonic : Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain (Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet)
  • (computing) The textual, human-readable form of an assembly language instruction, not including operands.

    • Synonyms

    * aide-memoire

    Related terms

    * mnemonics * mnemonize * mnemotechny * mnemotechnic * mnemotechnical

    See also

    * Mnemosyne'', mother of the Muses, who personified Memory in Greek mythology. * crib

    References

    * [http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=mnemonic&searchmode=none] * *

    mnemic

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • mnemenic