noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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UK:/nəˈmɒn.ɪks/
UK:/nɪ-/
US:/nəˈmɑn.ɪks/
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rhymes with -ɒnɪks
CMU ARPABET:N IH0 M AA1 N IH0 K S
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:N IY0 M AA1 N IH0 K S
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The study of techniques for remembering anything more easily.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
plural of mnemonic
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
a method or system for improving the memory
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: method
History
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μνημονικά (mnēmoniká, “mnemonics”), plural of μνημονικόν (mnēmonikón, “mnemonics”), neuter of μνημονικός (mnēmonikós, “mnemonic”); see mnemonic.
Across languages
Translations
26 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
мнемо́ника
(mnemónika)
— study of techniques for improving memory
Chinese Mandarin:
記憶術 /记忆术
(jìyìshù)
— study of techniques for improving memory
Chinese Mandarin:
助憶 /助忆
(zhùyì)
— study of techniques for improving memory
Czech:
mnemotechnika
— study of techniques for improving memory
Dutch:
mnemoniek
— study of techniques for improving memory
Esperanto:
mnemoniko
— study of techniques for improving memory
Esperanto:
memorarto
— study of techniques for improving memory
Finnish:
muistitekniikka
— study of techniques for improving memory
Finnish:
mnemoniikka
— study of techniques for improving memory
Finnish:
muistitaito
— study of techniques for improving memory
French:
mnémotechnique
— study of techniques for improving memory
German:
Mnemotechnik
— study of techniques for improving memory
Ido:
mnemoniko
— study of techniques for improving memory
Italian:
mnemonica
— study of techniques for improving memory
Italian:
mnemotecnica
— study of techniques for improving memory
Japanese:
記憶術
(kiokujutsu)
— study of techniques for improving memory
Polish:
mnemonika
— study of techniques for improving memory
Polish:
mnemotechnika
— study of techniques for improving memory
Portuguese:
mnemónica
— study of techniques for improving memory
Portuguese:
mnemônica
— study of techniques for improving memory
Portuguese:
mnemotécnica
— study of techniques for improving memory
Romanian:
mnemotehnică
— study of techniques for improving memory
Russian:
мнемо́ника
(mnemónika)
— study of techniques for improving memory
Russian:
мнемоте́хника
(mnemotéxnika)
— study of techniques for improving memory
Spanish:
mnemotécnica
— study of techniques for improving memory
Swedish:
mnemoteknik
— study of techniques for improving memory
