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
In addition to his toddler techno remixes, Pearce also spent some time in the studio with another children’s favorite, The Wiggles. Charlie Vargas, Oc Register, 30 Sep. 2025 Used together, these policies enable a new form of techno-carceral governance. Kate Caldwell, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025 Meanwhile, recall that in 2022 Emanuel texted Musk with an offer for Endeavor to take over managing Twitter for a $100 million fee, according to Walter Isaacson biography of the techno-titan. Todd Spangler, Variety, 29 Sep. 2025 As a blaring techno beat rises in the background, the two passionately go at it. James Factora, Them., 26 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

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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 8 Oct. 2025.

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