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.
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Noun
If not, these elements of Musk’s project are likely to remain more theoretical, just as the dreams of last century’s techno-utopians did. Sonja Fritzsche, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2025 Its sparkling white walls resemble the membrane of a high-tech pod and futuristic techno beats echo around them. Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025 Or funny montages where the latest stupid thing a politician said is played against techno music. Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025 The natural first step would be a supply chain and investment agreement that would reduce mutual vulnerabilities to coercion and enhance the two countries’ respective techno-industrial bases. Kurt M. Campbell, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for techno

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 17 Sep. 2025.

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