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MNEMONIC
Definition of MNEMONIC
adjective
Especially of a series of ideas, letters, words, etc.: intended to help in remembering.
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Where it comes from
Borrowed from Late Latin mnemonicus or its etymon Ancient Greek μνημονῐκός (mnēmonĭkós, “pertaining to memory or remembrance, memorial”) + English -ic (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives). Mνημονῐκός (Mnēmonĭkós) is derived from μνήμων (mnḗmōn, “mindful, remembering”) + -ῐκός (-ĭkós, suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives); while μνήμων (mnḗmōn) is from μνάομαι (mnáomai, “to be mindful, remember”) (from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to mind; to think”)) + -μων (-mōn, suffix forming adjectives and agent nouns).
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Word DNA
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
14.2%
of traced words share this origin (11,866)
How it is built
Same root, MNEMONIC · 1 relative in the game
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
MNEMONIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far. 20 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 140, 7 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 166, 2 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 140, 7 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MNEMONIC starts with M and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read CEIMMNNO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. M and N appear more than once.
Words that start MNEMON
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found MNEMONIC?
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