Mnemonic (Noun)
Meaning
A device (such as a rhyme or acronym) used to aid recall.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The teacher helped her students remember the order of the planets using a mnemonic device that started with the phrase "My Very Excellent Mother Just Served Us Nachos".
- To recall the colors of the rainbow, Emily used a mnemonic she had learned as a child: "Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain".
- The student created a mnemonic to help him remember the order of the sharps in music notation: "Father Charles Goes Down And Ends Battle".
- The rhyme "Every Good Boy Does Fine" was a popular mnemonic used by musicians to remember the musical notes on the lines of the treble clef staff.
- Using the mnemonic "King Philip Came Over For Good Spaghetti" helped Sarah remember the taxonomy ranks in biology: Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species.