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technic

[ tek-nik or for 1, tek-neek ]
/ ˈtɛk nɪk or for 1, tɛkˈnik /
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noun

technique.
a technicality.
technics, (used with a singular or plural verb) the study or science of an art or of arts in general, especially the mechanical or industrial arts.

adjective

technical.

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RELATED WORDS

style, practice, form, habit, process, rule, technique, recipe, system, mechanism, arrangement, program, design, plan, way, manner, scheme, approach, mode, capacity

Nearby words

tech. sgt., teched, techie, technetium, technetronic, technic, technical, technical area, technical college, technical drawing, technical foul

Origin of technic

1605–15; (noun) earlier technica < Greek techniká, neuter plural of technikós of art and craft, equivalent to téchn(ē) art, craft + -ikos -ic; (adj.) < Greek technikós
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British Dictionary definitions for technic

technic

noun

(tɛkˈniːk) another word for technique
(ˈtɛknɪk) another word for technics

Word Origin for technic

C17: from Latin technicus, from Greek tekhnikos, from tekhnē art, skill
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for technic

technic

adj.

1610s, "technical," from Latin technicus, from Greek tekhnikos "of or pertaining to art," from tekhne (see techno-).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper