mnemonic

His central metaphor is the memory palace, an ancient Greek mnemonic technique that employs spatial imagination to organize and access information.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026

I still remember some of the mnemonic tricks she used for some of the harder letters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2024

For the uninitiated, this saying is a mnemonic device that helps Seattleites remember the names and order of the city’s streets.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 6, 2023

Lists are a mnemonic device, and the list I’m offering in this video discussion of the best films I’ve seen so far this year is, above all, a way of rescuing these films from oblivion.

From The New Yorker ● Jun. 9, 2023

Mrs. Harper told us that when she was younger and Pluto was still a planet, the mnemonic device they used was “My Very Eager Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas.”

From "P.S. I Miss You" by Jen Petro-Roy

Cognitive science shows that mnemonics help memory, distinctive voice draws attention and a sense of joy strengthens retention.

From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2025

He told The Washington Post that mnemonics and word association have “nothing to do with intelligence, only memory.”

From Washington Post ● Apr. 8, 2023

Being a geo-geek, I sometimes mutter the mnemonics of the ICS as I cycle to work, trying to get the sequences straight: Cows Often Sit Down Carefully.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 1, 2016

Before exams, he would fill a little book with colorful diagrams and mnemonics.

From New York Times ● Oct. 9, 2015

Here are some of the most popular mnemonics used.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones