Technos
noʊ noun
a style of disco music characterized by very fast synthesizer rhythms, heavy use of samples, and a lack of melody.
Origin:
1985–90
1985–90
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| a type of very fast dance music, using electronic sounds and fast heavy beats | |
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Technos
is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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Word Origin & History
techno-
from Gk. tekhno-, combining form of tekhne "art, skill, craft, method, system," probably from PIE base *tek- "shape, make" (cf. Skt. taksan "carpenter," L. texere "to weave;" see texture). Technophile is attested from 1968; technophobe from 1965.
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