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noun
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the body of specialized procedures and methods used in any specific field, especially in an area of applied science.
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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; < French: technical (adj.), technic (noun) < Greek technikós, techniká; see technic
1810–20; < French: technical (adj.), technic (noun) < Greek technikós, techniká; see technic
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technique
1817, from Fr. technique "formal practical details in artistic expression," noun use of adj. technique "of art, technical," from Gk. tekhnikos (see techno-).
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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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