techno

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noun

tech·​no ˈtek-nō How to pronounce techno (audio)
often attributive
: electronic dance music that features a fast beat and synthesized sounds usually without vocals or a conventional popular song structure

techno-

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combining form

: technical : technological
technocracy

Examples of techno in a Sentence

Noun The club plays only techno.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Kneecap transition with that same seamless ambition across the album’s soundscapes—a diverse terrain of U.K. garage, big beat, drum and bass, acid house, techno, and old school hip-hop, to name a few. Margaret Farrell, SPIN, 14 June 2024 Michigan Central prepares for company The sounds of Motown and techno music filled the halls of Michigan Central Station, spilling from speakers in a gallery plastered with vintage posters less than an hour before the doors officially opened to visitors on Friday. Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 7 June 2024 The Hart Plaza techno festival, founded in 2000, is in its 19th year at the hands of the Detroit production firm Paxahau. Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 12 June 2024 At 60, Mills carries himself with a low-key cool befitting his role as one of techno’s elder statesmen. Mike Rubin, New York Times, 15 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for techno 

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Word History

Etymology

Noun

from techno- (as in techno-pop or techno-rock, styles of popular music utilizing electronically created sounds)

Combining form

from technology

First Known Use

Noun

1987, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of techno was in 1987

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“Techno.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/techno. Accessed 3 Jul. 2024.

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