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techno

1 American  
[tek-noh] / ˈtɛk noʊ /

noun

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

techno- 2 American  

  1. 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.
techno- 1 British  

combining form

  1. craft or art

    technology

    technography

  2. technological or technical

    technocracy

  3. relating to or using technology

    technophobia
"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
techno 2 British  
/ ˈtɛknəʊ /

noun

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

"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

Etymology

Origin of techno1

First recorded in 1985–90

Origin of techno-2

Combining form representing Greek téchnē art, skill. See technic

Example Sentences

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Bildstein, the man behind the Brooklyn Mirage, once worked for a finance company in Zurich, where he also liked to throw techno parties.

From The Wall Street Journal

Pull up to bask in the glory of genres with Black roots: techno, house and ghettotech.

From Los Angeles Times

He also moonlighted as a techno DJ, performing under the moniker Santa Militia at prominent nightclubs in London and promoting himself as having played at major venues from Bogotá to Buenos Aires.

From The Wall Street Journal

He’s occasionally worked as a DJ, and has been involved in acid house, techno and other electronic music.

From Los Angeles Times

To showcase the “music, dance styles and feeling of the 1990s,” the ISU pointed them to pop, techno, hip-hop and grunge rock.

From The Wall Street Journal

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