techno

[ tek-noh ]

noun

a style of disco music characterized by very fast synthesizer rhythms, heavy use of samples, and a lack of melody.

Origin of techno

First recorded in 1985–90

Other definitions for techno- (2 of 2)

techno-

a combining form borrowed from Greek where it meant “art,” “skill,” used in the formation of compound words with the meaning “technique,” “technology,” etc.: technography.

Origin of techno-

Combining form representing Greek téchnē art, skill. See technic

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How to use techno in a sentence

But Ibiza reached its peak during the 90s, when the island became the starting point of the techno movement.
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More than a few 20th-century acting greats, we decided, would have thrived on being techno-celebrities.
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Another technique is the outsourcing of labor to lower paid foreign workers, the so called “techno-coolies.”
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He also made disco-techno music as a “record performer,” his producer Mark Bauman said.
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No wonder Mark Zuckerberg and other oligarchs are so anxious to import “techno coolies” from abroad.
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A rousing tale of techno-geek rebellion, as necessary and dangerous as file sharing, free speech, and bottled water on a plane.
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The techno-theological attempts to rise from the adjustment of means to ends, to an adjuster or contriver.
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Some of the suggestions to be made in the coming lines might sound utopian or have the ring of techno-babble.
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British Dictionary definitions for techno (1 of 2)

techno

/ (ˈtɛknəʊ) /

noun

a type of very fast dance music, using electronic sounds and fast heavy beats

British Dictionary definitions for techno- (2 of 2)

techno-

combining form

craft or art: technology; technography
technological or technical: technocracy

relating to or using technology: technophobia

Origin of techno-

from Greek tekhnē skill

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