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Definition of techno
(Entry 1 of 2)
: electronic dance music that features a fast beat and synthesized sounds usually without vocals or a conventional popular song structure
techno-
combining formDefinition of techno- (Entry 2 of 2)
: technical : technological technocracy
Examples of techno in a Sentence
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The club plays only techno.Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Over 150 musicians will perform everything from folk to techno to polka. — Zipporah Osei, BostonGlobe.com, "A porch festival, a Disney concert, and cycling for cancer," 1 June 2018 But while the medium of U2’s message has typically taken the form of overblown stage shows, the band’s current tour pares things down to a back-to-basics four-piece format with few techno-bells or whistles. — Michael Andor Brodeur, BostonGlobe.com, "The Weekender: Bono, Beyoncé, Neko, and Hamlet," 21 June 2018 But for her own productions, Ms. Borges mixes these childhood influences with polyrhythms, frantic beats, air horns and elements of genres like trance, European techno, Afro-house and American R&B. Her drums thwack like a bucking bronco. — Kate Hutchinson, New York Times, "Nídia Is Bringing the Sound of Lisbon’s Ghettos to the World," 14 June 2018 What explains this growing obsession with techno-fixes for climate change? — Adam Mcgibbon, The New Republic, "There Is No Quick Fix for Climate Change," 11 June 2018 Betty Gabriel Is Waiting for Hollywood’s Call Ben King/BH Tilt The Get Out breakout star talks about her career post-Georgina and her new techno-horror film Upgrade. — Max Cea, GQ, "Betty Gabriel Is Waiting for Hollywood’s Call," 1 June 2018 And then there’s Ex American, a minimalist but vibrant blend of new-wave, techno and pop. — Jeff Milo, Detroit Free Press, "Detroit music: Grayling album release, J. Walker & the Crossguards, Chris Canas," 12 July 2018 But those who put their faith in the event organizers will be rewarded with about 40 D.J.s — all of whom are based in New York — presenting a vast array of house, ambient, techno and noise. — New York Times, "13 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend," 5 July 2018 Most of the six subsequent editions have also drawn capacity or near-capacity crowds to hear an array of house music and techno acts. — George Varga, sandiegouniontribune.com, "CRSSD Festival announces fall 2018 lineup, including Bob Moses, Marian Hill, Claptone, Sofi Tukker," 28 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'techno.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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techno
noun
English Language Learners Definition of techno
(Entry 1 of 2)
: a type of electronic dance music that has a fast beat
techno-
combining formEnglish Language Learners Definition of techno- (Entry 2 of 2)
: technical : technological
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