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technic en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈtek.nɪk/ (Australia)
• /ˈtek.nək/ (New-Zealand)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈtɛk.nɪk/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Partly from Latin technicus and partly from Ancient Greek τεχνικός (tekhnikós); probably modelled on German Technik. Doublet of technique.

Meanings

1. Technical.

Forms

Deriveds

neotechnic · mnemotechnic · aerotechnic · psychotechnic · technician · pyrotechnic · electrotechnic · pyrotechnics · paleotechnic · pyrotechnist · biotechnic · atechnic · technicist · monotechnic

technic en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈtek.nɪk/ (Australia)
• /ˈtek.nək/ (New-Zealand)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈtɛk.nɪk/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Partly from Latin technicus and partly from Ancient Greek τεχνικός (tekhnikós); probably modelled on German Technik. Doublet of technique.

Meanings

1. (US, dated) Technique.
   • "Mother Gooseries from the Convention", by Emilie C. Holladay, is a long stanzaic and Pindaric ode, whose taste and technic are alike impeccable. 1916, H P Lovecraft, H.P. Lovecraft's Writings in the United Amateur (1915-1922), page 40:
2. (in-plural) Technical terms or objects; things pertaining to the practice of an art or science.
3. (in-plural) The doctrine of arts in general; those branches of learning that relate to the arts.

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