mnemotechnicadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌniːmə(ʊ)ˈtɛknɪk/, U.S.

/ˌnimoʊˈtɛknɪk/

Forms: 1800s mnenotechnic (irregular), 1800s– mnemotechnic.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with English elements; probably modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: Greek μνήμη , -o- connective, technic adj.

Etymology: < ancient Greek μνήμη (see mneme n.) + -o- connective + technic adj., probably after French mnémotechnique, adjective (1825). With the noun, compare earlier mnemotechnics n. and mnemotechny n. Compare also French mnémotechnique, noun (1825), German Mnemotechnik, noun (1843), mnemotechnisch, adjective (second half of the 19th cent.), Portuguese mnemotécnica, noun (1848), mnemotécnico, adjective, Italian mnemotecnica, noun (1869), Spanish mnemotécnico, adjective.

A. adj.

= mnemonic adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > memory > retention in the mind > improvement of memory, mnemonics > [adjective]

mnemoneutic1652

mnemonical1661

mnemonic1672

memorial1735

anamnestic1753

mnemotechnic1839

Pelman1900

1839 Civil Engineer & Architect's Jrnl. 2 437/2 The mnenotechnic [sic] rules appended to it.

1844 F. Fauvel-Gouraud (title) Phreno-mnemotechnic dictionary.

1873 P. G. Hamerton Intellect. Life (1875) iii. x. 128 The mnemotechnic art..may be of some practical use in ordinary life.

1896 Mind 5 434 Mnemotechnic value of synæsthesia.

1942 Speculum 17 40 The mnemotechnic verses and Cisio ianus form , of course, a Computus.

1971 P. Huson Devil's Picturebk. ii. 64 Frequent use of a complex mnemotechnic system was believed to result in the enlivening or ‘potentiating’ of the imagination.

1992 S. Rose Making of Memory 63 Within western culture there is a clear history of this mnemotechnic tradition, running back to Greek times.

B. n.

1. The power or faculty of memory. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > memory > [noun]

i-mindOE

mindc1175

imagination1340

memoriala1393

memorya1393

recordationa1398

remembrance?c1425

recollection1734

memory box1832

remembery1882

mnemotechnic1922

memory bank1952

1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. xv. [Circe] 483 See, you have forgotten. Exercise your mnemotechnic.

1922 J. Joyce Ulysses iii. xvii. [Ithaca] 662 Why,..did he not consult the work in question? Firstly, in order to exercise mnemotechnic: secondly, because after an interval of amnesia,..he remembered by mnemotechnic the name.

1941 Sociometry 4 224 Long before machines like the printing-press..were invented..man, by mnemotechnic, had made himself the vehicle of conserves.

2. Something which assists the memory; = mnemonic n. 2. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > memory > retention in the mind > improvement of memory, mnemonics > [noun] > memory aid

prompt1707

technical verse1728

mnemonic1842

mnemonicon1858

knot-writing1896

memory drug1965

mnemotechnic1991

1991 N. Mailer Harlot's Ghost i. viii. 196 Best of all was the mnemotechnic we were provided for recalling telephone numbers.

1993 New Scientist 17 Apr. 26/2 For most of us who believe that we suffer from a weaker memory than we would like, the old training skills offered by the mnemotechnics of the ancients probably stand at least as good a chance of helping us as does the most fashionable molecule-of-the-moment.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mnemotechnic
释义	mnemotechnicadj.n. Brit. /ˌniːmə(ʊ)ˈtɛknɪk/, U.S. /ˌnimoʊˈtɛknɪk/ Forms: 1800s mnenotechnic (irregular), 1800s– mnemotechnic. Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with English elements; probably modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: Greek μνήμη , -o- connective, technic adj. Etymology: < ancient Greek μνήμη (see mneme n.) + -o- connective + technic adj., probably after French mnémotechnique, adjective (1825). With the noun, compare earlier mnemotechnics n. and mnemotechny n. Compare also French mnémotechnique, noun (1825), German Mnemotechnik, noun (1843), mnemotechnisch, adjective (second half of the 19th cent.), Portuguese mnemotécnica, noun (1848), mnemotécnico, adjective, Italian mnemotecnica, noun (1869), Spanish mnemotécnico, adjective. A. adj. = mnemonic adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > memory > retention in the mind > improvement of memory, mnemonics > [adjective] mnemoneutic1652 mnemonical1661 mnemonic1672 memorial1735 anamnestic1753 mnemotechnic1839 Pelman1900 1839 Civil Engineer & Architect's Jrnl. 2 437/2 The mnenotechnic [sic] rules appended to it. 1844 F. Fauvel-Gouraud (title) Phreno-mnemotechnic dictionary. 1873 P. G. Hamerton Intellect. Life (1875) iii. x. 128 The mnemotechnic art..may be of some practical use in ordinary life. 1896 Mind 5 434 Mnemotechnic value of synæsthesia. 1942 Speculum 17 40 The mnemotechnic verses and Cisio ianus form , of course, a Computus. 1971 P. Huson Devil's Picturebk. ii. 64 Frequent use of a complex mnemotechnic system was believed to result in the enlivening or ‘potentiating’ of the imagination. 1992 S. Rose Making of Memory 63 Within western culture there is a clear history of this mnemotechnic tradition, running back to Greek times. B. n. 1. The power or faculty of memory. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > memory > [noun] i-mindOE mindc1175 imagination1340 memoriala1393 memorya1393 recordationa1398 remembrance?c1425 recollection1734 memory box1832 remembery1882 mnemotechnic1922 memory bank1952 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. xv. [Circe] 483 See, you have forgotten. Exercise your mnemotechnic. 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses iii. xvii. [Ithaca] 662 Why,..did he not consult the work in question? Firstly, in order to exercise mnemotechnic: secondly, because after an interval of amnesia,..he remembered by mnemotechnic the name. 1941 Sociometry 4 224 Long before machines like the printing-press..were invented..man, by mnemotechnic, had made himself the vehicle of conserves. 2. Something which assists the memory; = mnemonic n. 2. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > memory > retention in the mind > improvement of memory, mnemonics > [noun] > memory aid prompt1707 technical verse1728 mnemonic1842 mnemonicon1858 knot-writing1896 memory drug1965 mnemotechnic1991 1991 N. Mailer Harlot's Ghost i. viii. 196 Best of all was the mnemotechnic we were provided for recalling telephone numbers. 1993 New Scientist 17 Apr. 26/2 For most of us who believe that we suffer from a weaker memory than we would like, the old training skills offered by the mnemotechnics of the ancients probably stand at least as good a chance of helping us as does the most fashionable molecule-of-the-moment. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1839
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