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-

²

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

techno

²

/ ˈtɛknəʊ /

noun

1. a type of very fast dance music, using electronic sounds and fast heavy beats

Word History and Origins

Origin of techno¹

First recorded in 1985–90

Origin of techno²

Combining form representing Greek téchnē art, skill. See technic

Word History and Origins

Origin of techno¹

from Greek tekhnē skill

Example Sentences

The techno boys are having a rousing good time.

From Salon

And while it’s true that Thiel and others in Vance’s right-wing intellectual community have some pretty radical long-term goals—basically, they’d like the U.S. to become a society of fecund, traditionalist blue-collar families ruled benevolently by monarchlike techno gods—Trump himself seems likely to have different priorities, i.e., killing the prosecutions in which he is a defendant, turning over foreign policy to his allies and business partners in Russia/Israel/Saudi Arabia, etc., and finally carrying out his beloved border/deportation crackdown.

From Slate

And then there’s the bubbly techno tune, the one that was caught in an infinite loop the day of the interview, “Otro Capitúlo.”

From Los Angeles Times

In 2023, Queeley-Dennis took Bullring Techno Makeout Jamz to Edinburgh, where The Stage's critic said shows "do not get much more exuberant or entertaining than this", and WhatsOnStage said it "positively brims with good humour and warmth".

From BBC

Coming out of an intensive 90-day program, she heads back to the Orkneys to ground her new sobriety in a taste of home: bracing air, lambing, seal sightings, nature reserve volunteering and walks along the rocky coast in a headphones-protecting cocoon of techno music.

From Los Angeles Times