mnemonics

«mnemonics» in Mova's school dictionary: tricks that help you remember things, like a rhyme, a… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (mnemonics; a mnemonic)

meaning for a pupil

1) Mnemonics are tricks that help you remember things, like a rhyme, a sentence or a pattern. tree →

2) Mnemonics is also the study and use of such memory tricks. tree →

sense in the lessons

Very useful in school: «Never Eat Shredded Wheat» for North, East, South, West; «Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain» for the colours of the rainbow; «i before e except after c».

examples

• Mnemonics help me remember spelling. tree →
• «My Very Easy Method Just Speeds Up Naming» is a mnemonic for the planets. tree →
• Our teacher taught us mnemonics for the rainbow. tree →
• «BIG ELEPHANTS CAN'T ALWAYS UNDERSTAND SMALL ELEPHANTS» is a mnemonic for «because». tree →
• Make up your own mnemonics for times tables. tree →
• Mnemonics make hard lists easier. tree →

note

The first m is silent: say «ni-MON-iks». One trick is «a mnemonic»; several are «mnemonics». Spelling trap: it starts m-n.

Trees and pragmatics

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