technic
English
Etymology
Partly from Latin technicus and partly from Ancient Greek τεχνικός (tekhnikós); probably modelled on German Technik.[1]
Noun
technic (plural technics)
- The method of performance in any art; technique.
- 1916, H P Lovecraft, H.P. Lovecraft's Writings in the United Amateur (1915-1922), page 40:
- "Mother Gooseries from the Convention", by Emilie C. Holladay, is a long stanzaic and Pindaric ode, whose taste and technic are alike impeccable.
- (in the plural) Technical terms or objects; things pertaining to the practice of an art or science.
- (in the plural) The doctrine of arts in general; those branches of learning that relate to the arts.
Synonyms
References
- “technic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “technic, adj. and n.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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