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tech⋅nique

  [tek-neek]
–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.
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Origin:
1810–20; < F: technical (adj.), technic (n.) < Gk technikós, techniká; see technic
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tech·nique   (těk-nēk')   
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.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

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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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: tech·nique
Pronunciation: tek-'nEk
Function: noun
: a method or body of methods for accomplishing a desired end techniques>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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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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