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# The Good Oil Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-good-oil-word-of-the-day-534/
- Published: 2026-01-27T17:15:40.000Z
- Updated: 2026-01-27T17:15:39.000Z
- Author: David Theobald
- Tags: General, Word of the Day

The word for today is…

mnemonic (adjective, noun) -

*adjective*  
1: assisting or intended to assist memory, also : of or relating to mnemonics  
2: of or relating to memory

*noun*  
: a mnemonic device or code

Source : [Merriam-Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mnemonic?ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology : Need a mnemonic device to remember how to spell mnemonic? Although the word’s pronunciation begins with an n sound, the spelling begins with an m, as in memory. There are very few English words that start this way (mnestic and mnioid are two others), and as with similar Latin and Greek borrowings such as pneumonia, we retained the double initial consonant but not the pronunciation. In addition to its adjectival use, mnemonic is also a noun used to refer to a mnemonic device, such as the famous—or infamous—spelling dictum “I before E, except after C,” which isn't consistently helpful (just ask your neighbour to weigh in on it).

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