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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
tech·nique       [tek-neek] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.the manner and ability with which an artist, writer, dancer, athlete, or the like employs the technical skills of a particular art or field of endeavor.
2.the body of specialized procedures and methods used in any specific field, esp. in an area of applied science.
3.method of performance; way of accomplishing.
4.technical skill; ability to apply procedures or methods so as to effect a desired result.
5.Informal. method of projecting personal charm, appeal, etc.: He has the greatest technique with customers.
[Origin: 1810–20; < F: technical (adj.), technic (n.) < Gk technikós, techniká; see technic]
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
tech·nique       (těk-nēk')  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. The systematic procedure by which a complex or scientific task is accomplished.
  2. also tech·nic (těk'nĭk)
    1. The way in which the fundamentals, as of an artistic work, are handled.
    2. Skill or command in handling such fundamentals. See Synonyms at art1.


[French, technical, technique, from Greek tekhnikos, technical; see technical.]

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
technique 
1817, from Fr. technique "formal practical details in artistic expression," noun use of adj. technique "of art, technical," from Gk. tekhnikos (see techno-).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
technique

noun
1. a practical method or art applied to some particular task 
2. skillfulness in the command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity; "practice greatly improves proficiency" [syn: proficiency] 

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

technique tech·nique (těk-nēk') or tech·nic (těk'nĭk)
n.
The skill and procedure with which a surgical operation or experiment, for example, is carried out.

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Technique

Tech`nique"\, n. [F.] Same as Technic, n.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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