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techno

1

[ tek-noh ]

noun

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


techno-

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  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

combining_form

  1. craft or art

    technography

    technology

  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

/ ˈɛəʊ /

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
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of techno1

First recorded in 1985–90

Origin of techno2

Combining form representing Greek éŧ art, skill. See technic
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of techno1

from Greek ٱŧ skill
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Furthermore, the Midwest broadly has a history of engineering new music to dance to, as queer Black men in Detroit are often uncredited as the progenitors of techno as we understand it today.

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The following year, Zurich recognised techno culture as part of its "intangible cultural heritage" in partnership with Unesco.

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The “techno optimism,” as O’Mara described it, with its unshakable faith that technology is inherently good and will improve things — “even if there might be some collateral damage along the way.”

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"I put together a techno party track," he said.

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Perhaps a little throbbing techno was too unconventional for the more buttoned-up Academy members?

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