mnemonic Definition

mnemonic
noun

1. A device or form of words, often a short verse, used as a memory-aid, eg Richard of York gained battle in vain as an aid to remembering the colours of the rainbow where the initial letters of each word stand respectively, for red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet.
2a. The art of helping or improving the memory;

Form: mnemonics
2b. A system for this.

Form: mnemonics

adj

1. Serving to help the memory.
2. Relating to mnemonics.

Derivative: mnemonically
adverb

Etymology: 18c: from Greek mnemonikos, from mnemon mindful from mnasthai to remember.