mnemonicallyadv.
/nᵻˈmɒnᵻkli/, U.S. /nəˈmɑnək(ə)li/ In a mnemonic manner; for mnemonic purposes; by means of mnemonics.
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the mind > mental capacity > memory > retention in the mind > improvement of memory, mnemonics > [adverb]
mnemonically1867
1867 Q. Rev. Oct. 427 Each one of these mysterious letters was taken, mnemonically, as the initial of some technical word that indicated one of these four methods.
1902 Jrnl. Geol. (Chicago) 10 557 The first group is called mnemonically the salic group, the second is the femic group.
1961 A. Flew Hume's Philos. of Belief vii. 152 Hume is here in his own way taking note of the particular sort of feedback which has recently been given the mnemonically useful label Oedipus effect.
1986 Electronic Musician May 75/2 The most-used commands are mnemonically assigned to the PC keyboard's letter keys (i.e. H for help, R for record, P for play, etc.).
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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