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polytechnic

[ pol-ee-tek-nik ]

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or offering instruction in a variety of industrial arts, applied sciences, or technical subjects:

    a polytechnic institute.



noun

  1. a school or other institution in which instruction in technical subjects is given.

polytechnic

/ ˌɒɪˈɛɪ /

noun

  1. a college offering advanced full- and part-time courses, esp vocational courses, in many fields at and below degree standard
“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

adjective

  1. of or relating to technical instruction and training
“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
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of polytechnic1

1795–1805; poly- + technic, modeled on French polytechnique
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of polytechnic1

C19: via French from Greek polutekhnos skilled in many arts. See technic
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Faculty leaders blame Jackson, who became president in 2019 and has overseen the university’s transition to a polytechnic.

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Last academic year — in anticipation of a large enrollment jump after becoming a polytechnic campus — the university announced it would prioritize limited on-campus housing for first-year students.

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“A square, the polytechnic university, a theater. An ordinary Saturday, which Russia turned into a day of pain and loss.”

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"A Russian missile hit right in the centre of the city, in our Chernihiv. A square, the polytechnic university, a theatre," President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who was on a working visit to Sweden, posted on Telegram.

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"A Russian missile hit right in the centre of the city, in our Chernihiv. A square, the polytechnic university, a theatre," President Zelensky posted on Telegram.

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