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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OpenAI’s investors and executives might agree with the techno-optimistic spin of the model spec’s inspirational line, but a lot of other people wouldn’t. Vauhini Vara, The Atlantic, 8 Dec. 2025 The creature was named after the techno-funk duo Chromeo, one of O’Connor’s favorite bands. Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 8 Dec. 2025 Beyond fueling nightmares, Beeple says the bigger point of this robodog project is to draw attention to how more and more of the observable world consists of benign design, created to fulfill the vision of a select few techno-billionaires. Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 4 Dec. 2025 The Faustian bargain six desperate young friends forge with an ageless dragon (with a cockney accent) is the spawning root of a plot that reaches through dark academia, political intrigue, techno-anxiety, psychedelic ritual, and esoteric lore. Emma Alpern, Vulture, 2 Dec. 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 14 Dec. 2025.

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