| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | tech·nique |
| PRONUNCIATION: | t k-n k |
| NOUN: | 1. The systematic procedure by which a complex or scientific task is accomplished. 2. also tech·nic ( t k n k) a. The way in which the fundamentals, as of an artistic work, are handled. b. Skill or command in handling such fundamentals. See synonyms at art1. | | ETYMOLOGY: | French, technical, technique, from Greek tekhnikos, technical. See technical.
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