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polytechnic definition

poly·tech·nic (-tek′nik)

adjective

of or providing instruction in many scientific and technical subjects

Etymology: Fr polytechnique < Gr polytechnos, skilled in many arts < poly-, poly- + technē: see technic

noun

a polytechnic school

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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