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    Mnemonic (nḗmŏnĭk), Mnemonical (nḗmŏnĭkal),  a. [Gr. μνημονικός, fr. μνήμων mindful, remembering, μνήμη memory, μνᾶσθαι to think on, remember; akin to E. mind.] Assisting in memory; helping to remember; as, “a mnemonic device”.
   
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   mnemonic n.
   1. Something used to assist the memory, as an easily remembered acronym or verse.
   
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   2. An abbreviated word that resembles the full word, used so as to be easily recognized; as, “the CIDE uses ... tags as mnemnonics for an italicised word or field”.
   
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    In basic organic chemistry class, one may learn the mnenomic “Oh my, such good apple pie” to help remember the names of the dicarboxylic acids in increasing order of length, namely: oxalic, malonic, succinic, glutaric, adipic, and pimelic acids. (From L. Fieser's Organic Chemistry text).