tec
Americannoun
acronym
noun
Etymology
Origin of tec
First recorded in 1875–80; by shortening
Example Sentences
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Starsky & Hutch's tongues are just one part of Jack Cloth's success as a telly tec.
From The Guardian • Aug. 24, 2012
Warren Beatty's take on the tec is funny but not facetious, and Madonna sizzles as a vamp chanteuse.
From Time Magazine Archive
Many residents say it is rooted in the Zapo- tec and Mixtec indigenous cultures.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
"It must be a good job, this tec business."
From Secret Adversary by Christie, Agatha
The coppers is up there now, and the tec, and the manager, and they think their gent is about the place somewhere still.
From The Amateur Cracksman by Hornung, E. W. (Ernest William)
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