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# mnemonics

noun (mnemonics; a mnemonic)

«mnemonics» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Mnemonics are tricks that help you remember things, like a rhyme, a sentence or a pattern. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mnemonics/#m1)
2. Mnemonics is also the study and use of such memory tricks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mnemonics/#m2)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mnemonics/#x1)
- «My Very Easy Method Just Speeds Up Naming» is a mnemonic for the planets. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mnemonics/#x2)
- Our teacher taught us mnemonics for the rainbow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mnemonics/#x3)
- «BIG ELEPHANTS CAN'T ALWAYS UNDERSTAND SMALL ELEPHANTS» is a mnemonic for «because». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mnemonics/#x4)
- Make up your own mnemonics for times tables. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mnemonics/#x5)
- Mnemonics make hard lists easier. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mnemonics/#x6)

### Note

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «mnemonics» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mnemonics/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«mnemonics» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/mnemonics.html) on Mova free.