mnem-

combining form

variants or mnemo-

: memory

mnemogenic

mnemotechnical

Word History

Etymology

mnem-, New Latin, from Greek mnēm-, from mnēmē; mnemo- probably from French mnémo-, from Greek mnēmo-, from Greek mnēmē

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