[n?'m?n?k]
¦ noun a pattern of letters or ideas, which aids the memory.
¦ adjective aiding or designed to aid the memory.
?relating to the power of memory.
Derivatives
mnemonically adverb
mnemonist 'ni:m?n?st noun
Origin
C18 (as adjective): via med. L. from Gk mnemonikos, from mnemon 'mindful'.